In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CENTALS
Noun
centals
plural of cental
Anagrams
• Lancets, Stancel, cantels, cantles, lancets, scantle
Source: Wiktionary
CENTAL
Cen"tal, n. Etym: [L. centum a hundred.]
Definition: A weight of one hundred pounds avoirdupois; -- called in many parts of the United States a Hundredweight.
Cen"tal, n.
Definition: Relating to a hundred. Cental system, the method of buying and selling by the cental, or hundredweight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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