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.
JUGGLER
juggler
(noun) a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
juggler (plural jugglers)
Agent noun of juggle; one who either literally juggles objects, or figuratively juggles tasks.
A person who practices juggling.
(obsolete) A person who performs tricks using sleight of hand, a conjurer, prestidigitator.
(dated) A magician or wizard.
Etymology 2
Noun
juggler
Misspelling of jugular.
Source: Wiktionary
Jug"gler, n. Etym: [OE. jogelour, juglur, OF. jogleor, jugleor, jongleor, F. jongleur, fr. L. joculator a jester, joker, fr. joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest, joke. See Joke, and cf. Jongleur, Joculator.]
1. One who practices or exhibits tricks by sleight of hand; one skilled in legerdemain; a conjurer. As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. Shak. Jugglers and impostors do daily delude them. Sir T. Browne.
2. A deceiver; a cheat. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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