In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DUNDER
Etymology 1
Noun
dunder (uncountable)
(Caribbean, West Indies) The lees or dregs of cane juice, used in the distillation of rum.
(Australia) distillery effluent, synonymous with the terms stillage, sour mash, vinasse or vinhaca used in other countries.
Etymology 2
Noun
dunder (plural dunders)
(programming, informal) A double underscore.
Anagrams
• Durden, durned, rudden
Source: Wiktionary
Dun"der, n. Etym: [Cf. Sp. redundar to overflow.]
Definition: The lees or dregs of cane juice, used in the distillation of rum. [West Indies] The use of dunder in the making of rum answers the purpose of yeast in the fermentation of flour. B. Edwards.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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