In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DOTY
Etymology
Adjective
doty (comparative dotier, superlative dotiest)
(carpentry, of wood) Suffering from rot, or waterlogged
(US, dialectal, of a person) Senile; in one's dotage
Anagrams
• tody
Proper noun
Doty (plural Dotys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Doty is the 2009th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17965 individuals. Doty is most common among White (91.99%) individuals.
Anagrams
• tody
Source: Wiktionary
Do"ty, a. Etym: [See Dottard.]
Definition: Half-rotten; as, doty timber. [Local, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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