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.
PIPEFUL
pipeful
(noun) the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pipeful (plural pipefuls or pipesful)
Enough tobacco to fill a pipe for smoking.
Source: Wiktionary
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GRIP
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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