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.
TULLIBEE
Etymology
Noun
tullibee (plural tullibees)
A whitefish (Coregonus artedi tullibee, formerly Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America.
Synonyms
• cisco
• mongrel whitefish
Source: Wiktionary
Tul"li*bee, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A whitefish (Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America; -- called also mongrel whitefish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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