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.
WEEDER
weeder, weed-whacker
(noun) a hand tool for removing weeds
weeder
(noun) a farmhand hired to remove weeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
weeder (plural weeders)
An agricultural worker who removes weeds.
A tool used to remove weeds.
Anagrams
• reweed
Source: Wiktionary
Weed"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, weeds, or frees from anything noxious.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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