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.
PRICKER
bradawl, pricker
(noun) an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet
(noun) a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pricker (plural prickers)
One who pricks.
A tool for pricking.
A prickle or thorn.
One who spurs forward; a light-horseman.
A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
(nautical) A small marlinespike used in sailmaking.
Source: Wiktionary
Prick"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.
2. One who spurs forward; a light horseman. The prickers, who rode foremost, . . . halted. Sir W. Scott.
3. A priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery. Knight.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking. R. H. Dana, Ir.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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