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.
HANSOM
hansom, hansom cab
(noun) a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver’s seat above and behind the passengers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
hansom (plural hansoms)
(historical) A Hansom cab; a carriage
Anagrams
• Homans, Hosman, Monash, man hos
Etymology
Proper noun
Hansom
A patronymic surname.
Anagrams
• Homans, Hosman, Monash, man hos
Source: Wiktionary
Han"som, n., Han"som cab` (. Etym: [From the name of the inventor.]
Definition: A light, low, two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind, the reins being passed over the top. He hailed a cruising hansom . . . " 'Tis the gondola of London," said Lothair. Beaconsfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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