In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
accompt (plural accompts)
(archaic) Account.
accompt (third-person singular simple present accompts, present participle accompting, simple past and past participle accompted)
(archaic) to account
• compact, σ-compact
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*compt" (#; formerly #), n.
Definition: See Account.
Note: Accompt, accomptant, etc., are archaic forms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.