In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COURBETTE
Etymology
Noun
courbette (plural courbettes)
A movement in dressage in which the horse makes a series of jumps on the hind legs with the forelegs in the air.
Synonym: curvet
Source: Wiktionary
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25 February 2025
ENDLESSLY
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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