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.
STIVER
Etymology
Noun
stiver (plural stivers)
(historical, money) A small Dutch coin worth one twentieth of a guilder.
Anything of small value.
Anagrams
• Rivets, rivest, rivets, strive, tivers, verist
Proper noun
Stiver (plural Stivers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stiver is the 15183rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1940 individuals. Stiver is most common among White (95.57%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Rivets, rivest, rivets, strive, tivers, verist
Source: Wiktionary
Sti"ver, n. Etym: [D. stuiver; akin to G. stĂĽber, Dan. styver, Sw. styfver.]
Definition: A Dutch coin, and money of account, of the value of two cents, or about one penny sterling; hence, figuratively, anything of little worth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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