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.
SHINGLER
shingler
(noun) a worker who shingles roofs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Shingler (plural Shinglers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shingler is the 22301st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1156 individuals. Shingler is most common among White (84.78%) and Black/African American (11.07%) individuals.
Anagrams
• ghrelins, herlings
Etymology
Noun
shingler (plural shinglers)
(US) A person who installs shingles.
A metalworker who hammers and squeezes material to expel impurities.
Synonyms
• roof tiler (British)
Anagrams
• ghrelins, herlings
Source: Wiktionary
Shin"gler, n.
1. One who shingles.
2. A machine for shingling puddled iron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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