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.
NIGGERHEAD
Etymology
Noun
niggerhead (plural niggerheads)
(nautical, dated, now offensive) A bollard made from an old cannon.
(geology, archaic, colloquial, now offensive) A geode.
(now offensive) A coneflower.
(now offensive) An isolated part of a coral reef.
(US, Alaska, dated, now offensive) A tussock (clump of plant material), found on tundra.
(archaic) A strong black variety of chewing tobacco, usually in twisted plug form.
Source: Wiktionary
Nig"ger*head`, n.
Definition: A strong black chewing tobacco, usually in twisted plug form; negro head.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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