In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EARLS
Noun
earls
plural of earl
Anagrams
• Arels, LASER, Lares, Laser, Searl, arles, arsle, lares, laser, lears, rales, reals, saler, seral
Source: Wiktionary
EARL
Earl, n. Etym: [OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS. erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr. arshan man. Cf. Jarl.]
Definition: A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count.
Earl, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The needlefish. [Ireland]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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