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.
PEGBOARD
pegboard
(noun) a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pegboard (plural pegboards)
A board that has a pattern of holes into which pegs are fitted; used especially to record the score in some card games.
A perforated form of hardboard.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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