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.
RIVERBANK
riverbank, riverside
(noun) the bank of a river
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
riverbank (plural riverbanks)
A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.
Anagrams
• Rivenbark
Proper noun
Riverbank
A city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
Anagrams
• Rivenbark
Source: Wiktionary
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BARGAIN
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