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.
HAWKBILL
Noun
hawkbill (plural hawkbills)
Alternative spelling of hawksbill
Source: Wiktionary
Hawk"bill`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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