In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
OBTEST
Verb
obtest (third-person singular simple present obtests, present participle obtesting, simple past and past participle obtested)
(archaic, ambitransitive) To implore, beseech, plead, beg.
(archaic, ambitransitive) To call on a witness (often God) to confirm that something is true.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*test", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obtested; p. pr. & vb. n. Obtesting.] Etym: [L. obtestari; ob (see Ob-) + testari to witness, fr. testis a witness.]
1. To call to witness; to invoke as a witness. [R.] Dryden.
2. To beseech; to supplicate; to beg for. [R.]
Ob*test", v. i.
Definition: To protest. [R.] E. Waterhouse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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