In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CONFINER
Etymology
Noun
confiner (plural confiners)
One who, or that which, limits or restrains.
(obsolete) A person who lives on the confines, boundary or edge; a neighbour.
(obsolete) A person who lives within the confines; an inhabitant.
(obsolete) A prisoner incarcerated for a set term.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*fin"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, limits or restrains.
Con"fi`ner ( or , n.
Definition: One who lives on confines, or near the border of a country; a borderer; a near neighbor. [Obs.] Bacon. Happy confiners you of other lands, That shift your soil, and oft 'scape tyrants' hands. Daniel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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