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.
LIFEBOAT
lifeboat
(noun) a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lifeboat (plural lifeboats)
(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship)
(scifi) An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship
Synonyms
• quarter boat, rowboat, raft
Verb
lifeboat (third-person singular simple present lifeboats, present participle lifeboating, simple past and past participle lifeboated)
To rescue; to carry to safety
Source: Wiktionary
Life"boat`, n.
Definition: A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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