In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
NOVICESHIP
Etymology
Noun
noviceship (countable and uncountable, plural noviceships)
The state or position of being a novice.
Source: Wiktionary
Nov"ice*ship, n.
Definition: The state of being a novice; novitiate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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