In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CENTUPLICATE
Etymology
Verb
centuplicate (third-person singular simple present centuplicates, present participle centuplicating, simple past and past participle centuplicated)
To make a hundredfold; to repeat or multiply a hundred times.
Source: Wiktionary
Cen*tu"pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Centuplicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Centuplicating.] Etym: [L. centuplicare. See Centuple, a.]
Definition: To make a hundredfold; to repeat a hundred times. [R.] Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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