In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FUDDLED
besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet
(adjective) very drunk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
fuddled
simple past tense and past participle of fuddle
Source: Wiktionary
FUDDLE
Fud"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p., Fuddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fuddling.] Etym: [Perh. formed as a kind of dim. of full. Cf. Fuzzle.]
Definition: To make foolish by drink; to cause to become intoxicated. [Colloq.] I am too fuddled to take care to observe your orders. Steele.
Fud"dle, v. i.
Definition: To drink to excess. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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