In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INKBERRY
inkberry, gallberry, gall-berry, evergreen winterberry, Ilex glabra
(noun) evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
inkberry (countable and uncountable, plural inkberries)
Any of various plants that bear dark berries, or the berries themselves
Ilex glabra (winterberry, gallberry)
Ilex verticillata, American winterberry
Scaevola plumieri, a fan flower
Any plant of the genus Phytolacca, especially Phytolacca americana, the pokeweed.
Source: Wiktionary
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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