In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
LABRADOR
Labrador
(noun) the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
labrador (plural labradors)
A Labrador retriever.
Anagrams
• larboard
Etymology
Proper noun
Labrador
The mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in Eastern Canada.
(chiefly, historical) The geographical region including Labrador in sense 1, as well as neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.
Noun
Labrador (plural Labradors)
Short for Labrador retriever.
Anagrams
• larboard
Source: Wiktionary
Lab`ra*dor", n.
Definition: A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. Labrador duck (Zoöl.), a sea duck (Camtolaimus Labradorius) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878.
– Labrador feldspar. See Labradorite.
– Labrador tea (Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of the genus Ledum (L. palustre and L. latifolium), found in Northern Europe and America. They are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as a substitute for hops.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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