In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DROPSICAL
edematous, dropsical
(adjective) swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dropsical (comparative more dropsical, superlative most dropsical)
Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dropsy.
Source: Wiktionary
Drop"si*cal, a. Etym: [From Dropsy.]
1. Diseased with dropsy; hydropical; tending to dropsy; as, a dropsical patient.
2. Of or pertaining to dropsy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONNECTION
(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
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