In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EXTRUSION
extrusion, expulsion
(noun) squeezing out by applying pressure; āan unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tubeā; āthe expulsion of pus from the pimpleā
bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
(noun) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; āthe gun in his pocket made an obvious bulgeā; āthe hump of a camelā; āhe stood on the rocky prominenceā; āthe occipital protuberance was well developedā; āthe bony excrescence between its hornsā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
extrusion (countable and uncountable, plural extrusions)
A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.
An item formed by the process of extrusion.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tru"sion, n.
Definition: The act of thrusting or pushing out; a driving out; expulsion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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