In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
LUCRE
boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
(noun) informal terms for money
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lucre (uncountable)
Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.
Synonyms
• mammon
Anagrams
• cruel, ulcer
Source: Wiktionary
Lu"cre, n. Etym: [F. lucre, L. lucrum.]
Definition: Gain in money or goods; profit; riches; -- often in an ill sense. The lust of lucre and the dread of death. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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