In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INQUIET
Etymology
Verb
inquiet (third-person singular simple present inquiets, present participle inquieting, simple past and past participle inquieted)
(obsolete, transitive) To disquiet.
Source: Wiktionary
In*qui"et, v. t. Etym: [L. inquietare: cf. F. inquieter. See Quiet.]
Definition: To disquiet. [Obs.] Joye.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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