In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HELOTRIES
Noun
helotries
plural of helotry
Anagrams
• hostelrie, hoteliers, hôteliers, lithosere
Source: Wiktionary
HELOTRY
He"lot*ry, n.
Definition: The Helots, collectively; slaves; bondsmen. "The Helotry of Mammon." Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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