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.
VAS
vessel, vas
(noun) a tube in which a body fluid circulates
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vas (plural vasa)
(anatomy) A vessel or duct transporting any bodily fluid, such as blood, lymph, chyle, or semen.
(colloquial, specifically) The vas deferens.
Anagrams
• ASV, AVS, AVs, Sav., sav
Noun
VAs
plural of VA
Anagrams
• ASV, AVS, AVs, Sav., sav
Source: Wiktionary
Vas, n.; pl. Vasa. Etym: [L., a vessel. See Vase.] (Anat.)
Definition: A vessel; a duct. Vas deferens; pl. Vasa deferentia. Etym: [L. vas vessel + deferens carrying down.] (Anat.) The excretory duct of a testicle; a spermatic duct.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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