In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COIGNS
Noun
coigns
plural of coign
Anagrams
• Scogin, co-sign, cosign, cosing, incogs
Source: Wiktionary
COIGN
Coign, n.
Definition: A var. spelling of Coin, Quoin, a corner, wedge; -- chiefly used in the phrase coign of vantage, a position advantageous for action or observation.
From some shielded nook or coign of vantage. The Century.
The lithosphere would be depressed on four faces; . . . the four projecting coigns would stand up as continents. Nature.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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