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.
WINDERS
Noun
winders
plural of winder
Anagrams
• Widners, rewinds
Source: Wiktionary
WINDER
Wind"er, n. Etym: [From Wind to turn.]
1. One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant.
2. An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan, so that each tread is broader at one end than at the other; -- distinguished from flyer.
Wind"er, v. t. & i. Etym: [Prov. E. winder a fan, and to winnow. Winnow.]
Definition: To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Prov. Eng.]
Wind"er, n.
Definition: A blow taking away the breath. [Slang]
Wind"er, v. i.
Definition: To wither; to fail. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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