In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ECO
Noun
ECO (plural ECOs)
(US, rocketry) Abbreviation of engine cut-off or engine cutoff. (a NASA term for when rocket engines are shut down)
(astronomy, physics) Initialism of eternally collapsing object. (a type of black hole replacement, to avoid having gravitational singularities)
Anagrams
• CEO, COE, CoE, Coe, EOC
Etymology 1
Adjective
eco (comparative more eco, superlative most eco)
Environmentally friendly or sensitive.
Etymology 2
Noun
eco (plural ecos)
A proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone plans to introduce in the framework of the Economic Community of West African States.
Anagrams
• CEO, COE, CoE, Coe, EOC
Source: Wiktionary
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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