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.
PRONG
prong
(noun) a pointed projection
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prong (plural prongs)
A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
A branch; a fork.
(colloquial) The penis.
Verb
prong (third-person singular simple present prongs, present participle pronging, simple past and past participle pronged)
to pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong
Source: Wiktionary
Prong, n. Etym: [Cf. D. prangen to pinch, press, LG. prange a stick, or W. procio to thrust, E. prowl, pang.]
1. A sharp-pointed instrument. Prick it on a prong of iron. Sandys.
2. The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork of two or three prongs.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) A sharp projection, as of an antler. (b) The fang of a tooth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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