In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FUSTIGATE
cudgel, fustigate
(verb) strike with a cudgel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
fustigate (third-person singular simple present fustigates, present participle fustigating, simple past and past participle fustigated)
(transitive) To hit someone with a club.
(figuratively) To harshly criticize someone.
Synonyms
• (hit someone with a club): flay, thrash, birch
• (harshly criticize someone): castigate, denounce, flay
Source: Wiktionary
Fus"ti*gate, v. t. Etym: [L. fustigare, fr. fustis stick. See 1st Fust.]
Definition: To cudgel. [R.] Bailey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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