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.
HALFPENNY
halfpenny, ha'penny
(noun) an English coin worth half a penny
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Halfpenny (plural Halfpennys)
A surname.
Etymology
Noun
halfpenny (plural halfpennies or halfpence)
(plural: halfpennies) (historical) A discontinued British coin worth half of one penny (old or new).
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(plural: halfpence) A quantity of money worth half a penny.
Adjective
halfpenny (not comparable)
Costing or worth one halfpenny.
Source: Wiktionary
Half"-pen*ny(ha"pen*ny or häf"-; 277),n.;pl. Half-pence (-pens) or Half-pennies(-pen*niz).
Definition: An English coin of the value of half a penny; also, the value of half a penny.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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