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.
HANDICAPPER
handicapper, odds-maker
(noun) someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
handicapper (plural handicappers)
One who determines the conditions of a handicap.
(North America) A disabled person.
A horse entered in a handicap race.
Source: Wiktionary
Hand"i*cap`per, n.
Definition: One who determines the conditions of a handicap.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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