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.
OUTFIELDS
Noun
outfields
plural of outfield
Source: Wiktionary
OUTFIELD
Out"field`, n.
1. Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See Infield, 1. [Scot.]
2. A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also used figuratively. The great outfield of thought or fact. Trench.
3. (Baseball)
Definition: The part of the field beyond the diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the fielders.
4. (Cricket)
Definition: The part of the field farthest from the batsman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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