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.
HORSEFLESH
horsemeat, horseflesh
(noun) the flesh of horses as food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
horseflesh (uncountable)
The flesh of a horse; horse meat.
Horses collectively, with reference to driving, riding, or racing.
A species of Bahama mahogany, Lysiloma sabicu and Lysiloma latisiliquum.
Adjective
horseflesh (comparative more horseflesh, superlative most horseflesh)
Of the colour of horseflesh; of a peculiar reddish-brown hue.
Source: Wiktionary
Horse"flesh`, n.
1. The flesh of horses. The Chinese eat horseflesh at this day. Bacon.
2. Horses, generally; the qualities of a horse; as, he is a judge of horseflesh. [Colloq.] Horseflesh ore (Min.), a miner's name for bornite, in allusion to its peculiar reddish color on fresh facture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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