In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MISSET
Etymology
Verb
misset (third-person singular simple present missets, present participle missetting, simple past and past participle misset)
(transitive) To set, adjust or calibrate incorrectly.
(transitive) To place in the wrong location.
Adjective
misset (not comparable)
Incorrectly set.
(Scotland) In a bad temper; out of sorts.
Anagrams
• MSTies, i-stems, smites, stimes, tmesis, tsimes
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*set", v. t.
Definition: To set pr place wrongly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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