In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CHOCKSTONE
Etymology
Noun
chockstone (plural chockstones)
A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.
(climbing) A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.
Coordinate term: piton
Source: Wiktionary
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13 February 2025
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(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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