In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ISOPOD
isopod
(noun) any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
isopod (plural isopods)
Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.
Anagrams
• isodop, opiods, pooids
Source: Wiktionary
I"so*pod, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the legs similar in structure; belonging to the Isopoda.
– n.
Definition: One of the Isopoda.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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