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.
SHIPBUILDER
shipbuilder
(noun) a business that builds and repairs ships
shipbuilder, ship builder
(noun) a person who builds ships as a business
shipwright, shipbuilder, ship builder
(noun) a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shipbuilder (plural shipbuilders)
A person who builds vessels such as ships and boats.
A firm that specializes in building ships.
Source: Wiktionary
Ship"build`er, n.
Definition: A person whose occupation is to construct ships and other vessels; a naval architect; a shipwright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AROMATIC
(adjective) (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; “an aromatic organic compound”
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