In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
beathed
simple past tense and past participle of beath
• behated
Source: Wiktionary
Beath, v. t. Etym: [AS. be to foment.]
Definition: To bathe; also, to dry or heat, as unseasoned wood. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.