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.
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Hame, n.
Definition: Home. [Scot. & O. Eng.]
Hame, n. Etym: [Scot. haims, hammys, hems, OE. ham; cf. D. haam.]
Definition: One of the two curved pieces of wood or metal, in the harness of a draught horse, to which the traces are fastened. They are fitted upon the collar, or have pads fitting the horse's neck attached to them.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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