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.
REEFER
joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff
(noun) marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
reefer (plural reefers)
(nautical) Someone who reefs sails, especially a midshipman.
A reefer jacket; a close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth.
Etymology 2
Noun
reefer (plural reefers)
(colloquial, chiefly US) A refrigerated, insulated trailer, ship or shipping container.
(rail, US) a refrigerator car (type of boxcar).
Etymology 3
Noun
reefer (countable and uncountable, plural reefers) (slang)
(countable) A marijuana cigarette.
(uncountable) Marijuana.
Synonyms
• (marijuana cigarette): See also marijuana cigarette, Cannabis slang
Anagrams
• Ferree
Source: Wiktionary
Reef"er (-r), n.
1. (Naut.)
Definition: One who reefs; -- a name often given to midshipmen. Marryat.
2. A close-fitting lacket or short coat of thick cloth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
23 January 2025
LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Coffee Trivia
