In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HOOKAH
hookah, narghile, nargileh, sheesha, shisha, chicha, calean, kalian, water pipe, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly
(noun) an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; “a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hookah (plural hookahs)
A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.
Synonyms: waterpipe, hubble-bubble, hubbly bubbly, narghile, shisha
Source: Wiktionary
Hook"ah, n. Etym: [Per. or Ar. huqqa a round box or casket, a bottle through which the fumes pass when smoking tobacco.]
Definition: A pipe with a long, flexible stem, so arranged that the smoke is cooled by being made to pass through water.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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