In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CONINES
Noun
conines
plural of conine
Anagrams
• Connies, Sconnie, Sencion, connies, neonics, sencion
Proper noun
Conines
plural of Conine
Anagrams
• Connies, Sconnie, Sencion, connies, neonics, sencion
Source: Wiktionary
CONINE
Co"nine ( or , n. Etym: [From Conium.] (Chem.)
Definition: A powerful and very poisonous vegetable alkaloid found in the hemlock (Conium maculatum) and extracted as a colorless oil, C8H17N, of strong repulsive odor and acrid taste. It is regarded as a derivative of piperidine and likewise of one of the collidines. It occasions a gradual paralysis of the motor nerves. Called also coniine, coneine, conia, etc. See Conium, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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