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.
HAAF
Etymology
Noun
haaf
(fishing, Shetland Islands, Scotland) the open sea, especially as a place to fish
(fishing, Shetland Islands) the practice of sea fishing for such as cod, ling and tusk
Source: Wiktionary
Haaf, n. Etym: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & Sw. haf the sea, Dan. hav, perh. akin to E. haven.]
Definition: The deepsea fishing for cod, ling, and tusk, off the Shetland Isles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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