In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
AVALE
Etymology
Verb
avale (third-person singular simple present avales, present participle avaling, simple past and past participle avaled)
(transitive, obsolete) To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall
(transitive, obsolete) To bring low; to abase.
(intransitive, obsolete) To descend; to fall; to dismount.
Source: Wiktionary
A*vale", v. t. & i. Etym: [F. avaler to descend, to let down. See Avalanche.]
1. To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall; to doff. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To bring low; to abase. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
3. (v. i.)
Definition: To descend; to fall; to dismount. [Obs.] And from their sweaty courses did avale. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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