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.
WINDPIPE
trachea, windpipe
(noun) membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
windpipe (plural windpipes)
The trachea.
Any duct for air or other gas.
(rare) A section of road or bridleway which has a reputation for having strong crosswinds or localized wind swirls.
(rare, British, slang) The anus.
Source: Wiktionary
Wind"pipe`, n. (Anat.)
Definition: The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. See Illust. under Lung.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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