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.
RACKABONES
Noun
rackabones (plural rackabones)
(informal, pejorative) A very lean person or animal, especially a lean horse.
Source: Wiktionary
Rack"a*bones`, n.
Definition: A very lean animal, esp. a horse. [Colloq. U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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