In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INTERESS
Verb
interess (third-person singular simple present interesses, present participle interessing, simple past and past participle interessed)
(transitive, obsolete) interest
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Source: Wiktionary
In"ter*ess, v. t. Etym: [See Interest, v. t.]
Definition: To interest or affect. [Obs.] Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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