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.
PIGTAIL
pigtail
(noun) a plait of braided hair
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pigtail (plural pigtails)
A braided plait of hair.
Either of two braids or "tails" on the side of the head.
A twisted piece of tobacco.
A cable that has a connector at one end, and loose wires on the other.
The flamingo flower.
The tail of a pig.
(medicine) Twisted stent terminal; Stent-end, usually but not necessarily a different fastened part.
Source: Wiktionary
Pig"tail`, n.
1. The tail of a pig.
2. (Hair Dressing)
Definition: A cue, or queue. J. & H. Smith.
3. A kind of twisted chewing tobacco. The tobacco he usually cheweth, called pigtail. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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