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.
SPRINTER
sprinter
(noun) someone who runs a short distance at top speed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
sprinter (plural sprinters)
One who sprints.
Etymology 2
Noun
sprinter (uncountable)
Transition period between winter and spring: late winter.
Coordinate terms
• sprummer
Anagrams
• printers, reprints
Etymology
Noun
Sprinter (plural Sprinters)
(rail transport, British) A British diesel multiple unit of class 150, 153, 155, 156, 158 or 159.
Anagrams
• printers, reprints
Source: Wiktionary
Sprint"er, n.
Definition: One who sprints; one who runs in sprint races; as, a champion sprinter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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