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.
HIGGLER
Etymology
Noun
higgler (plural higglers)
(archaic) A person who trades in dairy, poultry, and small game animals.
A person who haggles or negotiates for lower prices.
(Jamaica) A seller of any kind of small produce or wares; a huckster.
Synonyms
• (trader in dairy and poultry): wrangler
• (person who haggles): haggler, wrangler
Source: Wiktionary
Hig"gler, n.
Definition: One who higgles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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