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.
SAPPER
sapper
(noun) a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sapper (plural sappers)
One who saps; specifically, one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like. Often known as a combat engineer or military engineer.
(British, colloquial) An officer or private of the Royal Engineers.
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Sap"per, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sapeur.]
Definition: One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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