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.
SNORKEL
snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather
(noun) air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
snorkel
(noun) breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer’s mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water
snorkel
(verb) dive with a snorkel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
snorkel (plural snorkels)
A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines may be used at periscope depth.
Synonym: snort
Verb
snorkel (third-person singular simple present snorkels, present participle (US) snorkeling or (UK) snorkelling, simple past and past participle (US) snorkeled or (UK) snorkelled)
To use a snorkel.
Source: Wiktionary
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