In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ATHETOSIS
athetosis
(noun) a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
athetosis (countable and uncountable, plural athetoses)
(symptom) A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs.
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• thiasotes
Source: Wiktionary
Ath`e*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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