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.
STOWINGS
Noun
stowings
plural of stowing
Source: Wiktionary
STOWING
Stow"ing, n. (Mining)
Definition: A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein.
STOW
Stow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stowing.] Etym: [OE. stowen, fr. stowe a place, AS. stow; cf. Icel. eldstoa fireplace, hearth, OFries. sto, and E. stand. *163.]
1. To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in a mow; to stow sheaves. Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides. Dryden.
2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge. Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter Shak.
3. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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