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.
STEAMER
steamer, steamship
(noun) a ship powered by one or more steam engines
steamer
(noun) a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
steamer, steam
(verb) travel by means of steam power; “The ship steamed off into the Pacific”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
steamer (plural steamers)
A device or object that works by the operation of steam.
A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
(cookware) A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.
(obsolete) A steam fire engine, that is, a steam boiler and engine driving a pump, which are all mounted on wheels.
A mode of transportation propelled by steam.
(rail transport) A steam-powered road locomotive; a traction engine.
(nautical) A vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or steamship.
Clipping of steamer trunk.
A babycino (frothy milk drink).
A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
The name of various animals.
The soft-shell clam, sand gaper, or long-neck clam (Mya arenaria), an edible saltwater clam; specifically the clam when steamed for eating.
A steamer duck: any of the four species of the duck genus Tachyeres which are all found in South America, three of which are flightless.
(horse racing) A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it.
(Britain, slang) An act of fellatio.
(Britain, crime, slang) A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
(Britain, Scotland, slang) A drinking session.
Synonyms
• (drinking session): bender, binge, carouse, piss-up
Verb
steamer (third-person singular simple present steamers, present participle steamering, simple past and past participle steamered)
(intransitive) To travel by steamer.
Etymology 2
Noun
steamer (plural steamers)
(Britain, slang) A mug.
A gullible or easily cheated person.
A stupid or contemptible person.
(Britain, slang) A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners.
(Britain, slang) A prostitute's client.
(US, slang) a gambler who increases a wager after losing.
Synonyms
• (homosexual man): see male homosexual
• (prostitute's client): see prostitute's client
Anagrams
• Maestre, Mateers, Teamers, measter, merates, remates, reteams, streame, teamers
Source: Wiktionary
Steam"er, n.
1. A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat.
2. A steam fire engine. See under Steam.
3. A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultural operations.
4. A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing, in cookery, and in various processes of manufacture.
5. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The steamer duck. Steamer duck (Zoöl.), a sea duck (Tachyeres cinereus), native of Patagonia and Terra del Fuego, which swims and dives with great agility, but which, when full grown, is incapable of flight, owing to its very small wings. Called also loggerhead, race horse, and side wheel duck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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