In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CATKINS
Noun
catkins
plural of catkin
Anagrams
• anticks, catskin, naticks
Source: Wiktionary
CATKIN
Cat"kin, n. Etym: [Cat + -kin.] (Bot.)
Definition: An ament; a species of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar, and (as to the staminate flowers) in the chestnut, oak, hickory, etc.
– so called from its resemblance to a cat's tail. See Illust. of Ament.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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