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.
SEADOG
Etymology
Noun
seadog (plural seadogs)
A sailor accustomed to the sea.
A pirate.
(archaic) A seal. (marine mammal)
(heraldry) A charge resembling the talbot but with scales, webbed feet and a broad tail.
A dogfish.
(uncommon) An omen of bad luck.
(uncommon) A white-topped wave in an estuary.
Synonyms
• (a seasoned sailor): old salt, salty dog
Anagrams
• dagoes, dosage
Source: Wiktionary
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SHEET
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
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