In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GRUELS
Noun
gruels
plural of gruel
Anagrams
• Gusler, Lugers, gluers, lugers
Source: Wiktionary
GRUEL
Gru"el, n. Etym: [OF. gruel, F. gruau; of German origin; cf. OHG. gruzzi groats, G. grütze, As. grut. See Grout.]
Definition: A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or fiour in water or milk; thin porridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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