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.
JOINTERS
Noun
jointers
plural of jointer
Anagrams
• rejoints
Source: Wiktionary
JOINTER
Joint"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, joints.
2. A plane for smoothing the surfaces of pieces which are to be accurately joined; especially: (a) The longest plane used by a joiner. (b) (Coopering) A long stationary plane, for plaining the edges of barrel staves.
3. (Masonry) (a) A bent piece of iron inserted to strengthen the joints of a wall. (b) A tool for pointing the joints in brickwork.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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