In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HOATZIN
hoatzin, hoactzin, stinkbird, Opisthocomus hoazin
(noun) crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hoatzin (plural hoatzins)
A bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.
Synonyms
• (Opisthocomus hoazin): stinkbird
Source: Wiktionary
Ho"at*zin, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Hoazin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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