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.
TOADFISHES
TOADFISH
toadfish, Opsanus tau
(noun) bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
toadfishes
plural of toadfish
Anagrams
• shaftoside
Source: Wiktionary
TOADFISH
Toad"fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) Any marine fish of the genus Batrachus, having a large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance to a toad. The American species (Batrachus tau) is very common in shallow water. Called also oyster fish, and sapo. (b) The angler. (c) A swellfish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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