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.
HANDBELL
handbell
(noun) a bell that is held in the hand
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
handbell (plural handbells)
(music) A small bell designed to be rung by hand.
Source: Wiktionary
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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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