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.
INCUDES
INCUS
incus, anvil
(noun) the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
incudes
plural of incus
Anagrams
• incused, induces
Source: Wiktionary
INCUS
In"cus, n. Etym: [L., anvil.]
1. An anvil.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See Ear.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the Rotifera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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