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.
HAYFORK
hayfork
(noun) a long-handled fork for turning or lifting hay
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hayfork (plural hayforks)
A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork.
Proper noun
Hayfork
A census-designated place in Trinity County, California, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
Hay"fork`, n.
Definition: A fork for pitching and tedding hay. Horse hayfork, a contrivance for unloading hay from the cart and depositing it in the loft, or on a mow, by horse power.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TERNARY
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
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