In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FOOTMARK
footprint, footmark, step
(noun) a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; “the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
footmark (plural footmarks)
footprint (an impression made by a foot)
Source: Wiktionary
Foot"mark`, n.
Definition: A footprint; a track or vestige. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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