In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CHUMMAGE
Etymology
Noun
chummage (usually uncountable, plural chummages)
(obsolete, UK, slang) The lodging of several people in a single apartment.
(obsolete, UK, slang) A fee paid by a prisoner to be able to lodge in shared rooms within a prison.
Source: Wiktionary
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SUFFOCATION
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
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