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.
TREADWHEEL
treadmill, treadwheel, tread-wheel
(noun) a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
treadwheel (plural treadwheels)
A wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.
Synonyms
• walking wheel
Source: Wiktionary
Tread"wheel`, n.
Definition: A wheel turned by persons or animals, by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet, upon its periphery or face. See Treadmill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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