In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
AYIN
ayin
(noun) the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ayin (plural ayins)
The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
• I. Taylor, The Alphabet
Anagrams
• Niya
Source: Wiktionary
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