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.
SAMBUR
sambar, sambur, Cervus unicolor
(noun) a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
sambur (plural samburs)
Alternative form of sambar
Anagrams
• rumbas, umbras
Source: Wiktionary
Sam"bur, n. Etym: [Hind. sambar, sabar.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An East Indian deer (Rusa Aristotelis) having a mane on its neck. Its antlers have but three prongs. Called also gerow. The name is applied to other species of the genus Rusa, as the Bornean sambur (R. equina).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
23 December 2024
QUANDONG
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee Trivia
