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.
VAULTER
vaulter, pole vaulter, pole jumper
(noun) an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vaulter (plural vaulters)
a person who vaults or leaps
Anagrams
• vertual
Source: Wiktionary
Vault"er, n.
Definition: One who vaults; a leaper; a tumbler. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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