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.
SIGNALMAN
signalman
(noun) a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
signalman (plural signalmen)
Somebody employed to operate the signals and points of a railway.
A member of the armed forces responsible for signalling.
Synonyms
• signaller
Source: Wiktionary
Sig"nal*man, n.; pl. -men (.
Definition: A man whose business is to manage or display signals; especially, one employed in setting the signals by which railroad trains are run or warned.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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