In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
LOTTERIES
Noun
lotteries
plural of lottery
Anagrams
• loiterest, roitelets
Source: Wiktionary
LOTTERY
Lot"ter*y, n.; pl. Lotteries. Etym: [Lot + -ery, as in brewery, bindery.]
1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance.
Note: The laws of the United States and of most of the States make lotteries illegal.
2. Allotment; thing allotted. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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