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.
OUTSTROKE
outstroke
(noun) the stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
outstroke (plural outstrokes)
An outward stroke; specifically, in a steam engine or other engine, a stroke in which the piston is moving toward the crankshaft.
Antonyms
• instroke
Anagrams
• stroke out
Source: Wiktionary
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FOREHAND
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
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