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.
ROASTER
roaster
(noun) a special cooking pan for roasting
roaster
(noun) flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting
roaster
(noun) a cook who roasts food
roaster
(noun) a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment); “the honoree gave his roasters as good as he got”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
roaster (plural roasters)
One who roasts food.
(cookware) A kitchen utensil used for roasting.
A chicken, pig, etc. suitable for roasting.
A furnace used in making ball soda.
One who roasts or banters, especially as a comedy routine.
(planetology, informal) A hot Jupiter.
(Scotland, slang, derogatory) An objectionable person; somebody making a fool of themselves.
Anagrams
• Serrato, Traores, reroast, roarest
Source: Wiktionary
Roast"er, n.
1. One who roasts meat.
2. A contrivance for roasting.
3. A pig, or other article of food fit for roasting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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