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.
SPRUES
Noun
sprues
plural of sprue
Verb
sprues
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sprue
Anagrams
• purses, pusser, supers
Source: Wiktionary
SPRUE
Sprue, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
1. (Founding) (a) Strictly, the hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold. (b) The waste piece of metal cast in this hole; hence, dross.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Same as Sprew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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