In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GOWK
Etymology
Noun
gowk (plural gowks)
(Northern England, Scotland) A cuckoo.
A fool.
Verb
gowk (third-person singular simple present gowks, present participle gowking, simple past and past participle gowked)
To make foolish; to stupefy.
Source: Wiktionary
Gowk, v. t. Etym: [See Gawk.]
Definition: To make a, booby of one); to stupefy. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Gowk, n. Etym: [See Gawk.] (Zoöl.)
1. The European cuckoo; -- called also gawky.
2. A simpleton; a gawk or gawky.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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