In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GLOM
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
(verb) take by theft; “Someone snitched my wallet!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
glom (third-person singular simple present gloms, present participle glomming, simple past and past participle glommed)
(transitive, informal) To steal, to grab.
(intransitive) To stare.
(intransitive, informal) To attach.
Source: Wiktionary
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