In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COWHIDE
cowhide
(noun) a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow
cowhide
(noun) the hide of a cow
cowhide, cowskin
(noun) leather made from the hide of a cow
cowhide
(verb) flog with a cowhide
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cowhide (countable and uncountable, plural cowhides)
(countable) A hide of a cow.
(uncountable) Any quantity of hides of cows.
(uncountable) Leather made from the hide of cows.
A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
Coordinate terms
• horsehide
• sheepskin
• kidskin
Verb
cowhide (third-person singular simple present cowhides, present participle cowhiding, simple past and past participle cowhided)
(transitive) To flog with a cowhide.
Source: Wiktionary
Cow"hide` (-hd`), n.
1. The hide of a cow.
2. Leather made of the hide of a cow.
3. A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
Cow"hide`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cowhided; p. pr. & vb. n. Cowhiding.]
Definition: To flog with a cowhide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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