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.
SWITCHER
switcher, whipper
(noun) a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
switcher (plural switchers)
One who or that which switches.
(electronics) A switchmode power supply.
(rail transport, US) A railway locomotive used for shunting; a shunter.
(UK) Synonyms: shunter, shunting engine
Anagrams
• Wicherts, Witchers, witchers
Source: Wiktionary
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