In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CAVORT
frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about
(verb) play boisterously; “The children frolicked in the garden”; “the gamboling lambs in the meadows”; “The toddlers romped in the playroom”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
cavort (third-person singular simple present cavorts, present participle cavorting, simple past and past participle cavorted)
(originally, intransitive) To prance, said of mounts
(intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.
Synonyms
• (move about boisterously): romp, frolic, prance, caper
Anagrams
• VORTAC
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*vort", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cavorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Cavorting.]
Definition: To prance ostentatiously; -- said of a horse or his rider. [Local slang U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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