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.
ZWANZIGERS
Noun
zwanzigers
plural of zwanziger
Source: Wiktionary
ZWANZIGER
Zwan"zi*ger, n. Etym: [G.]
Definition: Am Austrian silver coin equivalent to 20 kreutzers, or about 10 cents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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