In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BECCAFICO
Etymology
Noun
beccafico (plural beccaficos or beccaficoes)
A small bird, Sylvia hortensis, the figpecker.
Source: Wiktionary
Bec`ca*fi"co, n.; pl. Beccaficos (. Etym: [It., fr. beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small bird. (Silvia hortensis), which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn, when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
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