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.
MASHER
masher
(noun) a kitchen utensil used for mashing (e.g. potatoes)
wolf, woman chaser, skirt chaser, masher
(noun) a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
masher (plural mashers)
One who, or that which, mashes.
(brewing) A machine for making mash.
Etymology 2
Noun
masher (plural mashers)
(informal) A fashionable man in the late Victorian era.
Synonyms: dandy, fop, Thesaurus:dandy
(North American) A man who makes often unwelcome advances to women, as in a subway.
Anagrams
• Hamres, Mahers, Maresh, Mehras, Ramesh, harems, shamer, shmear
Source: Wiktionary
Mash"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a machine for making mash.
2. A charmer of women. [Slang] London Punch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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