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.
MALLETS
Noun
mallets
plural of mallet
Noun
Mallets
plural of Mallet
Source: Wiktionary
MALLET
Mal"let, n. Etym: [F. maillet, dim. of mail. See Mall a beetle.]
Definition: A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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