In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
OUTBREATHE
Etymology
Verb
outbreathe (third-person singular simple present outbreathes, present participle outbreathing, simple past and past participle outbreathed)
(transitive) To exhaust or deprive of breath.
(transitive) To breathe out; expire.
(intransitive) To issue as a breath; exhale.
Antonyms
• (to issue as a breath): inbreathe, breathe in, inhale
Anagrams
• breathe out, thereabout
Source: Wiktionary
Out*breathe", v. t.
1. To breathe forth. "Outbreathed life." Spenser.
2. To cause to be out of breath; to exhaust. Shak.
Out*breathe", v. i.
Definition: To issue, as breath; to be breathed out; to exhale. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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