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.
PIECEWORK
piecework
(noun) work paid for according to the quantity produced
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
piecework (uncountable)
Alternative spelling of piece work
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Source: Wiktionary
Piece"work`, n.
Definition: Work done by the piece or job; work paid for at a rate based on the amount of work done, rather than on the time employed. The reaping was piecework, at so much per acre. R. Jefferies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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