In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FIRTH
firth
(noun) a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)
Firth, J. R. Firth, John Rupert Firth
(noun) English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
firth (plural firths)
An arm of the sea.
Synonyms
• frith
Hypernyms
• loch, sea loch
Etymology 2
Noun
firth (plural firths)
(Scottish) A frith; a wood, wooded country.
Anagrams
• Frith, frith
Etymology
Proper noun
Firth (plural Firths)
A surname.
A city and town in Idaho.
A village in Nebraska.
A village in Shetland, Scotland.
Anagrams
• Frith, frith
Source: Wiktionary
Firth, n. Etym: [Scot. See Frith.] (geog.)
Definition: An arm of the sea; a frith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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