In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BOGUE
Etymology 1
Noun
bogue (plural bogues)
A species of sea bream native to the eastern Atlantic, Boops boops.
Etymology 2
Noun
bogue (plural bogues)
A bayou or waterway.
Etymology 3
Verb
bogue (third-person singular simple present bogues, present participle boguing, simple past and past participle bogued)
(nautical) To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward.
Anagrams
• bouge
Etymology
Proper noun
Bogue
A surname.
(usually with the definite article) An important strait in the Pearl River Delta between Guangzhou and the South China Sea.
A town in Kansas.
A town in North Carolina.
Synonyms
• (Chinese strait): Bocca Tigris
Anagrams
• bouge
Source: Wiktionary
Bogue, v. i. (Naut.)
Definition: To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward; -- said only of inferior craft.
Bogue, n. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: The boce; -- called also bogue bream. See Boce.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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