In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MYALL
Etymology 1
Noun
myall (plural myalls)
(obsolete, Australian Aboriginal) A stranger; an ignorant person.
(Australia) An Aborigine living according to tradition.
Adjective
myall (comparative more myall, superlative most myall)
(AU) According to Aboriginal tradition; traditionally indigenous. [from 19th c.]
Etymology 2
Aboriginal, perhaps a transferred use of Etymology 1, above.
Noun
myall (countable and uncountable, plural myalls)
Any of various Australian acacias, especially the weeping myall, Acacia pendula, or the wood of such trees.
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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