In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ETAPE
É`tape", n. [F. Cf. Staple a mart.]
1.
Definition: A public storehouse.
2. Supplies issued to troops on the march; hence (Mil.),
Definition: the place where troops on the march halt over night; also, by extension, the distance marched during a day.
3. In Russia, a prison or stockade for the confinement of prisoners in transit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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