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.
PRANCER
prancer
(noun) a mettlesome or fiery horse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prancer (plural prancers)
A person or animal (especially a horse) that prances.
Etymology
Proper noun
Prancer
The third reindeer of Santa Claus.
Coordinate terms
(Santa Claus's reindeer):
• Dasher
• Dancer
• Vixen
• Comet
• Cupid
• Donner
• Blitzen
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Source: Wiktionary
Pran"cer, n.
Definition: A horse which prances. Then came the captain . . . upon a brave prancer. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RAREFACTION
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