In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
Probably from Egyptian akka, a piastre (unit of currency).
ackers pl (plural only)
(British, slang) money
• See Thesaurus:money
ackers
plural of acker
• crakes, creaks, sacker, screak
Source: Wiktionary
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.