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.
SHIELDTAIL
Shield"tail`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidæ, native of Ceylon and Southern Asia. They have a small mouth which can not be dilated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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