In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DOWITCHER
dowitcher
(noun) shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dowitcher (plural dowitchers)
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
Source: Wiktionary
Dow"itch*er, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The red-breasted or gray snipe (Macrorhamphus griseus); -- called also brownback, and grayback.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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