In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CHESTS
Noun
chests
plural of chest
Verb
chests
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chest
Source: Wiktionary
CHEST
Chest, n. Etym: [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. Cist, Cistern.]
1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. Heaps of money crowded in the chest. Dryden.
2. A coffin. [Obs.] He is now dead and mailed in his cheste. Chaucer.
3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax.
4. (Com.)
Definition: A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains.
5. (Mech.)
Definition: A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liguids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ. Bomb chest, See under Bomb.
– Chest of drawers, a case or movable frame containing drawers.
Chest, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chested.]
1. To deposit in a chest; to hoard.
2. To place in a coffin. [Obs.] He dieth and is chested. Gen. 1. 26 (heading).
Chest, n. Etym: [AS. ceást.]
Definition: Strife; contention; controversy. [Obs.] P. Plowman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
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