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.
HOLYSTONES
Noun
holystones
plural of holystone
Verb
holystones
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of holystone
Source: Wiktionary
HOLYSTONE
Ho"ly*stone`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships. Totten.
Ho"ly*stone`, v. t. (Naut.)
Definition: To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.
HOLYSTONE
Ho"ly*stone`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships. Totten.
Ho"ly*stone`, v. t. (Naut.)
Definition: To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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