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.
INDRAUGHT
Noun
indraught (plural indraughts)
An inward flow of air or water
(obsolete) An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet.
Source: Wiktionary
In"draught`, n.
1. An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
2. A draught of air or flow of water setting inward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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