In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ARGUFY
quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
(verb) have a disagreement over something; “We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America”; “These two fellows are always scrapping over something”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
argufy (third-person singular simple present argufies, present participle argufying, simple past and past participle argufied)
(intransitive, archaic) To argue without any aim; to dispute; to disagree.
Synonym: wrangle
(transitive, archaic) To weary with arguing.
(intransitive, archaic) To be evidence of something; to be of importance or relevance.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"gu*fy, v. t. & i. Etym: [Argue + -fy.]
1. To argue pertinaciously. [Colloq.] Halliwell.
2. To signify. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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