In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CHARES
Noun
chares
plural of chare
Verb
chares
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chare
Anagrams
• Arches, Ascher, Rasche, Schaer, achers, arches, casher, chaser, eschar, raches, search
Source: Wiktionary
CHARE
Char, Chare, v. t. Etym: [See 3d Char.]
1. To perform; to do; to finish. [Obs.] Nores. Thet char is chared, as the good wife said when she had hanged her husband. Old Proverb.
2. To work or hew, as stone. Oxf. Gloss.
Char, Chare, v. i.
Definition: To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs.
Chare, n.
Definition: A narrow street. [Prov. Eng.]
Chare, n. & v.
Definition: A chore; to chore; to do. See Char.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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