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.
STOWAGE
stowage, stowing
(noun) the act of packing or storing away
storeroom, storage room, stowage
(noun) a room in which things are stored
stowage
(noun) the charge for stowing goods
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stowage (countable and uncountable, plural stowages)
The act or practice of stowing.
A place where things are stowed.
Things that are stowed.
Amount of room for storing things.
A charge for stowing and storage.
Anagrams
• towages
Source: Wiktionary
Stow"age, n.
1. The act or method of stowing; as, the stowage of provisions in a vessel.
2. Room in which things may be stowed. Cook. In every vessel is stowage for immense treasures. Addison.
3. The state of being stowed, or put away. "To have them in safe stowage." Shak.
4. Things stowed or packed. Beau. & Fl.
5. Money paid for stowing goods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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