In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MOREPORK
Etymology
Noun
morepork (plural moreporks)
(chiefly, New Zealand) The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania. [from 19th c.]
Synonyms: mopoke (Australia), ruru (New Zealand)
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, derogatory) Used as a mild term of abuse.
A foolish person; also, a person who is wearisome.
A person who is lazy or slow; a slowcoach, a slowpoke.
Synonym: Thesaurus:idler
Hypernyms
• (bird of the genus Ninox): boobook, boobook owl, hawk owl
Interjection
morepork
The call of a morepork.
Source: Wiktionary
More"pork`, n. Etym: [So named from its cry.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The Australian crested goatsucker (Ægotheles Novæ-Hollandiæ). Also applied to other allied birds, as Podargus Cuveiri.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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