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.
WHEELHORSE
Etymology
Noun
wheelhorse (plural wheelhorses)
(US, dated) One of a team of horses which is nearest to the wheels of a carriage, as opposed to a leader or forward horse.
(US, figuratively) A person who labors heavily for a particular cause, without being concerned about recognition.
(obsolete or historical) A foot-propelled vehicle; a bicycle.
Synonyms
• (horse nearest to the wheels of a carriage): wheeler
Anagrams
• horsewheel
Source: Wiktionary
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CHRONIC
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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