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.
HEADEND
Etymology
Noun
headend (plural headends)
A cable TV control centre, at which terrestrial and satellite signals are received, monitored and injected into the cable network.
Source: Wiktionary
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DOUBLETREE
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
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