In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ARCHFIEND
Etymology
Noun
archfiend (plural archfiends)
A chief fiend
Satan
(transferred sense) A diabolically evil person.
Coordinate terms
• archdemon
• archdevil
Source: Wiktionary
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SUFFOCATION
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
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