In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CORPORIFY
Etymology
Verb
corporify (third-person singular simple present corporifies, present participle corporifying, simple past and past participle corporified)
To form into a body.
Source: Wiktionary
Cor*por"i*fy (kr-pr"-f), v. t. Etym: [L. corpus body + -fy: cf. F. corporifier.]
Definition: To embody; to form into a body. [Obs.] Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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