In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INDISPOSEDNESS
Etymology
Noun
indisposedness (uncountable)
The condition or quality of being indisposed.
Not that we should, in the midst of a sensible indisposedness of heart, fall suddenly into a fashionable devotion; but, that, by holy ejaculations and previous meditation, we should make way for a feeling invocation of our God […]
Source: Wiktionary
In`dis*pos"ed*ness, n.
Definition: The condition or quality of being indisposed. [R.] Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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