In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FLUIDRAM
fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm
(noun) a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce
fluidram, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm
(noun) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fluidram (plural fluidrams)
The dram (unit of volume).
Source: Wiktionary
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