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.
KORRIGUM
Kor"ri*gum, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A West African antelope (Damalis Senegalensis), allied to the sassaby. It is reddish gray, with a black face, and a black stripe on the outside of the legs above the knees.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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