According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
CONSOLS
Noun
consols
plural of consol
Anagrams
• Closson
Source: Wiktionary
Con"sols ( or , n. pl. Etym: [A contraction of consolidated (annuities).]
Definition: The leading British funded government security.
Note: A considerable part of the public debt of Great Britian, which had been contracted in the form of annuities yielding various rates of interest, was, in 1757, consolidated into one fund at 3 per cent interest, the account of which is kept at the Bank of England. This debt has been diminished and increased at different times, and now constitutes somewhat more than half of the entire national debt. The stocks are transferable, and Their value in the market constantly fluctuates; the price at any time being regarded as a gauge of the national prosperity and public confidence.
CONSOL
Con*sol", n.
Definition: A consolidated annuity (see Consols); -- chiefly in combination or attributively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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