In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ORBITED
Verb
orbited
simple past tense and past participle of orbit
Anagrams
• debitor, deorbit
Source: Wiktionary
ORBIT
Or"bit, n. Etym: [L. orbita a track or rut made by a wheel, course, circuit, fr. orbis a circle: cf. F. orbite. See 2d Orb.]
1. (Astron.)
Definition: The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.
2. An orb or ball. [Rare & Improper] Roll the lucid orbit of an eye. Young.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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