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.
WHALEBACK
Etymology
Noun
whaleback (plural whalebacks)
(historical) A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curved above the waterline from vertical to horizontal
(geology) A land form (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale
Anagrams
• whackable
Source: Wiktionary
Whale"back`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A form of vessel, often with steam power, having sharp ends and a very convex upper deck, much used on the Great Lakes, esp. for carrying grain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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