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.
SAGGERS
Noun
saggers
plural of sagger
Verb
saggers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sagger
Anagrams
• aggress, seggars
Source: Wiktionary
SAGGER
Sag"ger, n. Etym: [See Segger.]
1. A pot or case of fire clay, in which fine stoneware is inclosed while baking in the kiln; a segga.
2. The clay of which such pots or cases are made.
SAGGER
Sag"ger, n. Etym: [See Segger.]
1. A pot or case of fire clay, in which fine stoneware is inclosed while baking in the kiln; a segga.
2. The clay of which such pots or cases are made.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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