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.
KIBITKA
Etymology
Noun
kibitka (plural kibitkas)
A Russian type of telega or sleigh with a (usually rounded) cover over the passenger seats.
A circular tent or yurt used by various nomadic peoples such as the Kalmyks and Kyrgyz.
Synonyms
• (tent): yurt
Source: Wiktionary
Ki*bit"ka, n.; pl. Kibitkas (. Etym: [Russ.]
1. A tent used by the Kirghiz Tartars.
2. A rude kind of Russian vehicle, on wheels or on runners, sometimes covered with cloth or leather, and often used as a movable habitation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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