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.
TURBIT
Noun
turbit (plural turbits)
A kind of pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding, known for its peaked crest, short beak, and frill of feathers on the breast.
The turbot.
Anagrams
• bittur
Source: Wiktionary
Tur"bit, n. Etym: [Cf. Turbot.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The turbot.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A variety of the domestic pigeon, remarkable for its short beak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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