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.
QUARTERDECKS
Noun
quarterdecks
plural of quarterdeck
Source: Wiktionary
QUARTERDECK
Quar"ter-deck`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.
Note: The quarter-deck is reserved as a promenade for the officers and (in passenger vessels) for the cabin passengers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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