In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COMMINUTE
grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute
(verb) reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; “grind the spices in a mortar”; “mash the garlic”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
comminute (third-person singular simple present comminutes, present participle comminuting, simple past and past participle comminuted)
(transitive) To pulverize; to smash.
(medicine) To cause fragmentation (of bone).
(transitive) To break into smaller portions.
Noun
comminute (countable and uncountable, plural comminutes)
Pulverized material.
Source: Wiktionary
Com"mi*nute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comminuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Comminuting.] Etym: [L. comminutus, p. p. of comminuere to comminute; com- + minuere to lessen. See Minute.]
Definition: To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminute food with the teeth. Pennant. Comminuted fracture. See under Fracture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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