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.
ONAGERS
Noun
onagers
plural of onager
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• Goreans, Ragones, groanes, oranges, rangoes
Source: Wiktionary
ONAGER
On"a*ger, n.; pl. L. Onagri, E. Onagers. Etym: [L. onager, onagrus, Gr.
1. (Rom.Antiq.)
Definition: A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery. Fairholt.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A wild ass, especially the koulan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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