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.
ROARERS
Noun
roarers
plural of roarer
Source: Wiktionary
ROARER
Roar"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, roars. Specifically: (a) A riotous fellow; a roaring boy. A lady to turn roarer, and break glasses. Massinger. (b) (Far.)
Definition: A horse subject to roaring. See Roaring, 2.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The barn owl. [Prov.Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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