In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GAT
gat, rod
(noun) a gangster’s pistol
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
gat (plural gats)
(archaic, slang, in old westerns) A Gatling gun.
(originally 1920s gangster slang) Any type of gun, usually a pistol.
Verb
gat (third-person singular simple present gats, present participle gatting, simple past and past participle gatted)
(slang) To shoot someone with a pistol or other handheld firearm.
Etymology 2
Noun
gat (plural gats)
(New Zealand, slang) A guitar
Etymology 3
Verb
gat
(Scotland and Northern England or archaic) simple past tense of get
Etymology 4
Noun
gat (plural gats)
An opening between sandbanks; a strait.
Etymology 5
Noun
gat (plural gats)
A traditional Korean hat made of horsehair, once worn by married gentlemen.
Anagrams
• ATG, GTA, TAG, TGA, tag
Source: Wiktionary
Gat,
Definition: imp. of Get. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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