In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CLEEKS
Proper noun
Cleeks
plural of Cleek
Anagrams
• Eckels, Seckel, eckles
Noun
cleeks
plural of cleek
Verb
cleeks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cleek
Anagrams
• Eckels, Seckel, eckles
Source: Wiktionary
CLEEK
Cleek, n.
1. A large hook or crook, as for a pot over a fire; specif., an iron- headed golf club with a straight, narrow face and a long shaft.
2. Act of cleeking; a clutch. [Scot.]
Cleek, v. t. [pret. Claught; pret. & p. p. Cleeked; p. pr. & vb. n. Cleeking.] [ME. cleken, clechen, to seize, clutch; perh. akin to E. clutch.] [Scot & Dial. Eng.]
1.
Definition: To seize; clutch; snatch; catch; pluck.
2. To catch or draw out with a cleek, as a fish; to hook.
3. To hook or link (together); hence, to marry. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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