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.
HARQUEBUS
arquebus, harquebus, hackbut, hagbut
(noun) an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
harquebus (plural harquebuses or harquebusses)
An obsolete matchlock firearm.
A portable gun, varying in size from a small cannon to a musket. When used in the field it was supported upon a tripod or trestle.
Source: Wiktionary
Har"que*bus, Har"que*buse, n. Etym: [See Arquebus.]
Definition: A firearm with match holder, trigger, and tumbler, made in the second half of the 15th century. the barrel was about forty inches long. A form of the harquebus was subsequently called arquebus with matchlock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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