In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GOITROUS
Etymology
Adjective
goitrous (comparative more goitrous, superlative most goitrous)
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a goitre
Source: Wiktionary
Goi"trous, a. Etym: [F. goîtreux, L. gutturosus. See Goiter.]
Definition: Pertaining to the goiter; affected with the goiter; of the nature of goiter or bronchocele. Let me not be understood as insinuating that the inhabitants in general are either goitrous or idiots. W. Coxe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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