In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CARTONS
Noun
cartons
plural of carton
Verb
cartons
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carton
Anagrams
• Cantors, Catrons, Contras, TRACONs, cantors, contras, corants, cratons, tracons
Source: Wiktionary
CARTON
Car"ton, n. Etym: [F. See Cartoon.]
Definition: Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box. Carton pierre (, a species of papier-maché, imitating stone or bronze sculpture. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIALECT
(noun) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; “the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English”; “he has a strong German accent”; “it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy”
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