In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
NEURALGIAS
Noun
neuralgias
plural of neuralgia
Source: Wiktionary
NEURALGIA
Neu*ral"gi*a, n. Etym: [NL., from gr. nerve.] (Med.)
Definition: A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain, exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems therefore to be seated in the nerve. It seems to be independent of any structural lesion. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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