In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BACKSPIN
backspin
(noun) spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
backspin (countable and uncountable, plural backspins)
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
(music) synonym of spinback
Verb
backspin (third-person singular simple present backspins, present participle backspinning, simple past and past participle backspun)
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
Anagrams
• pinbacks, spinback
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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