In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CLAVERED
Verb
clavered
simple past tense and past participle of claver
Anagrams
• calvered
Source: Wiktionary
CLAVER
Clav"er, n. [Obs.]
Definition: See Clover. Holland.
Clav"er, n.
Definition: Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering. [Scot. & North of Eng.] Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of their clavers. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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