In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
OUST
oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel
(verb) remove from a position or office; “The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds”
oust
(verb) remove and replace; “The word processor has ousted the typewriter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
oust (third-person singular simple present ousts, present participle ousting, simple past and past participle ousted)
(transitive) To expel; to remove.
Synonyms
• banish, dismiss, eject, exclude; see also kick out
Antonyms
• accept, harbor, shelter
Anagrams
• Otsu, SOTU, Tsou, otsu, outs, sout, tOSU
Source: Wiktionary
Oust, n.
Definition: See Oast.
Oust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ousted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ousting.] Etym: [OF. oster, F. ôter, prob. fr. L. obstare to oppose, hence, to forbid, take away. See Obstacle, and cf. Ouster.]
1. To take away; to remove. Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare, formerly, and thereby wager of law ousted. Sir M. Hale.
2. To eject; to turn out. Blackstone. From mine own earldom foully ousted me. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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