In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
bowes
plural of bowe
bowes (third-person singular simple present bowess, present participle bowing, simple past and past participle bowed)
Obsolete form of bow.
• besow, bowse
Bowes
A surname.
A village and civil parish in County Durham, England, historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref NY9913).
• besow, bowse
Source: Wiktionary
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.