Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
GYROSTABILISER
gyrostabilizer, gyrostabiliser
(noun) a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gyrostabiliser (plural gyrostabilisers)
(British spelling) alternative form of gyrostabilizer
Source: Wiktionary
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ALLERGIC
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
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