In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ARBOR
arbor, arbour, bower, pergola
(noun) a framework that supports climbing plants; “the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park”
spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor
(noun) any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
arbor
(noun) tree (as opposed to shrub)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
arbor (plural arbors or arbores)
A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
A grove of trees.
Etymology 2
Noun
arbor (plural arbors or arbores)
An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.
A bar for supporting cutting tools.
A spindle of a wheel.
Anagrams
• Barro, borra
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"bor, n. Etym: [OE. herber, herbere, properly a garden of herbs, F. herbier, fr. L. herbarium. See Herb, and cf. Herbarium.]
Definition: A kind of latticework formed of, or covered with, vines, branches of trees, or other plants, for shade; a bower. Sir P. Sidney.
Ar"bor, n. [Written also arbour.] Etym: [L., a tree, a beam.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A tree, as distinguished from a shrub.
2. Etym: [Cf. F. arbre.] (Mech.) (a) An axle or spindle of a wheel or opinion. (b) A mandrel in lathe turning. Knight. Arbor Day, a day appointed for planting trees and shrubs. [U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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