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.
SASSABY
sassaby, topi, Damaliscus lunatus
(noun) a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sassaby (plural sassabies)
(dated) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus lunata, now Damaliscus lunatus), similar to the hartebeest, but having its horns regularly curved.
Source: Wiktionary
Sas"sa*by, Sas"sa*bye, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large African antelope (Alcelaphus tunata), similar to the hartbeest, but having its horns regularly curved.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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