In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HOUSECLEAN
houseclean, clean house, clean
(verb) clean and tidy up the house; “She housecleans every week”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
houseclean (third-person singular simple present housecleans, present participle housecleaning, simple past and past participle housecleaned)
(intransitive) To clean the interior and furnishings of a residence.
(intransitive) To make major reforms; to clean house.
(transitive) To clean the interior and residential furnishings of.
(transitive) To rid of undesirable personnel and procedures.
Usage notes
• The intransitive sense of reform is much more commonly expressed as "clean house".
Anagrams
• clean house
Source: Wiktionary
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