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.
LINEMEN
linemen
(noun) the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
linemen
plural of lineman
Source: Wiktionary
LINEMAN
Line"man, n.; pl. Linemen (.
1. One who carried the line in surveying, etc.
2. A man employed to examine the rails of a railroad to see if they are in good condition; also, a man employed to repair telegraph lines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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