In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COPS
Etymology 1
Noun
cops
plural of cop
(slang, with the) The police, considered as a group entity.
Verb
cops
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cop
Etymology 2
Noun
cops
(UK, dialect) The connecting crook of a harrow.
Anagrams
• COSP, CPOs, PCOS, PCSO, PoCs, scop
Noun
COPs
plural of COP
Anagrams
• COSP, CPOs, PCOS, PCSO, PoCs, scop
Source: Wiktionary
Cops, n. Etym: [AS. cops, cosp, fetter.]
Definition: The connecting crook of a harrow. [Prov. Eng.]
COP
Cop, n. Etym: [AS. cop; cf. G. kopf head. Cf. Cup, Cob.]
1. The top of a thing; the head; a crest. [Obs.] Cop they used to call The tops of many hills. Dra
2. A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.
3. A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
4. (Mil. Arch.)
Definition: same as Merlon.
5. A policeman. [Slang] Cop waste, a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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