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.
POPPETS
Noun
poppets
plural of poppet
Source: Wiktionary
POPPET
Pop"pet, n.
1. See Puppet.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching. Totten.
3. (Mach.)
Definition: An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only. Poppet head, Puppet head. See Headstock (a).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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