In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GORSES
Noun
gorses
plural of gorse
Anagrams
• Gosser, Groses, Grosse, grosse, ogress, sogers
Source: Wiktionary
GORSE
Gorse, n. Etym: [OE. & AS. gorst; perh. akin to E. grow, grass.] (Bot.)
Definition: Furze. See Furze. The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorse. Cowper. Gorse bird (Zoöl.), the European linnet; -- called also gorse hatcher. [Prov. Eng.] -- Gorse chat (Zoöl.), the winchat.
– Gorse duck, the corncrake; -- called also grass drake, land drake, and corn drake.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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