In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BESLAVE
Etymology
Verb
beslave (third-person singular simple present beslaves, present participle beslaving, simple past and past participle beslaved)
(transitive) To make a slave of; enslave.
(transitive) To address as a slave; call (someone) "slave".
(transitive) To fill with slaves; pollute with slavery or slavedom.
Anagrams
• belaves
Source: Wiktionary
Be*slave", v. t.
Definition: To enslave. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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