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.
TRAPPERS
Noun
trappers
plural of trapper
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TRAPPER
Trap"per, n. Etym: [From Trap to insnare.]
1. One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals for their furs. W. Irving.
2. (Mining)
Definition: A boy who opens and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery or level. Raymond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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