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.
GAGER
Etymology
Noun
gager (plural gagers)
A measurer.
Anagrams
• Garge, Grega, agger, eggar, regag
Proper noun
Gager (plural Gagers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gager is the 20899th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1261 individuals. Gager is most common among White (87.79%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Garge, Grega, agger, eggar, regag
Source: Wiktionary
Ga"ger, n.
Definition: A measurer. See Gauger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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