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.
HOUSELINES
Noun
houselines
plural of houseline
Source: Wiktionary
HOUSELINE
House"line`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called also housing. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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