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.
PINNERS
Noun
pinners
plural of pinner
Anagrams
• nesprin, spinner
Source: Wiktionary
PINNER
Pin"ner, n.
1. One who, or that which, pins or fastens, as with pins.
2. (Costume) (a) A headdress like a cap, with long lappets. (b) An apron with a bib; a pinafore. (c) A cloth band for a gown. [Obs.] With kerchief starched, and pinners clean. Gay.
3. A pin maker.
Pin"ner, n. Etym: [See Pin to pound.]
Definition: One who pins or impounds cattle. See Pin, v. t. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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