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.
PINBALL
pinball, pinball game
(noun) a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pinball (countable and uncountable, plural pinballs)
(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base, in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.
The ball used in pinball.
(figuratively, soccer) A situation where a ball is frantically kicked between many players.
Verb
pinball (third-person singular simple present pinballs, present participle pinballing, simple past and past participle pinballed)
(intransitive) To dart about rapidly.
Source: Wiktionary
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