In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
cane, flog, lambaste, lambast
(verb) beat with a cane
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lambast (third-person singular simple present lambasts, present participle lambasting, simple past and past participle lambasted)
(UK) Alternative form of lambaste
• mat slab
Source: Wiktionary
17 April 2025
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.