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.
SHOEMAKER
cobbler, shoemaker
(noun) a person who makes or repairs shoes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shoemaker (plural shoemakers)
A person who makes shoes
The threadfish.
A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.
Usage notes
• A person who repairs shoes is a cobbler.
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Shoemaker
A occupational surname.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Shoemaker (plural er-noun)
Alternative form of Schumacher. Anglicization of Schuhmacher. A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Shoe"mak`er, n.
1. One whose occupation it is to make shoes and boots.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) The threadfish. (b) The runner, 12.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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