In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DISOWNMENT
disownment, disowning
(noun) refusal to acknowledge as one’s own
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
disownment (countable and uncountable, plural disownments)
The act of disowning.
Anagrams
• indowments
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*own"ment, n.
Definition: Act of disowning. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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