In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EMBOW
Etymology
Verb
embow (third-person singular simple present embows, present participle embowing, simple past and past participle embowed)
(archaic, ambitransitive) To bend like a bow; to curve.
Anagrams
• bemow
Source: Wiktionary
Em*bow", v. t.
Definition: To bend like a bow; to curve. "Embowed arches." [Obs. or R.] Sir W. Scott. With gilded horns embowed like the moon. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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