In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DRAFTED
Verb
drafted
simple past tense and past participle of draft
Adjective
drafted
(nautical) of a certain depth required to float (said of a vessel); used comparatively with shallow, deep, etc.
(US) conscripted
Source: Wiktionary
DRAFT
Draft, a.
1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.
2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.
Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given, are both on approved use. Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net, Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, Draught engine, etc. See under Draught.
Draft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Drafting.]
1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.
2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.
3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select. Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples. Holwell.
4. To transfer by draft. All her rents been drafted to London. Fielding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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