In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
KIDNAP
kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch
(verb) take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; “The industrialist’s son was kidnapped”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
kidnap (third-person singular simple present kidnaps, present participle kidnaping or kidnapping, simple past and past participle kidnaped or kidnapped)
(transitive) To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom.
Noun
kidnap (countable and uncountable, plural kidnaps)
The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.
Anagrams
• ink pad, ink-pad, inkpad
Source: Wiktionary
Kid"nap`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kidnaped or Kidnapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Kidnaping or Kidnapping.] Etym: [Kid a child + Prov. E. nap to seize, to grasp. Cf. Knab, Knap, Nab.]
Definition: To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place. Abbott. You may reason or expostulate with the parents, but never attempt to kidnap their children, and to make proselytes of them. Whately.
Note: Originally used only of stealing children, but now extended in application to any human being, involuntarily abducted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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