In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MULLED
Verb
mulled
simple past tense and past participle of mull
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MULL
Mull, n. Etym: [Perh. contr. fr. mossul. See Muslin.]
Definition: A thin, soft kind of muslin.
Mull, n. Etym: [Icel. m a snout, muzzle, projecting crag; or cf. Ir. & Gael. meall a heap of earth, a mound, a hill or eminence, W. moel. Cf. Mouth.]
1. A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre. [Scot.]
2. A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
Mull, n. Etym: [Prob. akin to mold. *108. See Mold.]
Definition: Dirt; rubbish. [Obs.] Gower.
Mull, v. t. Etym: [OE. mullen. See 2d Muller.]
Definition: To powder; to pulverize. [Prov. Eng.]
Mull, v. i.
Definition: To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually with over; as, to mull over a thought or a problem. [Colloq. U.S.]
Mull, n.
Definition: An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
Mull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Mulling.] Etym: [From mulled, for mold, taken as a p.p.; OE. mold-ale funeral ale or banquet. See Mold soil.]
1. To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull wine. New cider, mulled with ginger warm. Gay.
2. To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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