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.
TITHERS
Noun
tithers
plural of tither
Anagrams
• hitters, shitter
Source: Wiktionary
TITHER
Tith"er, n.
1. One who collects tithes. Milton.
2. One who pays tithes. [R.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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