In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
OUTLEARN
Etymology
Verb
outlearn (third-person singular simple present outlearns, present participle outlearning, simple past and past participle outlearnt or outlearned)
(transitive) To surpass in learning.
(transitive, obsolete) To learn completely and thoroughly; to exhaust knowledge of.
Source: Wiktionary
Out*learn", v. t.
1. To excel or surpass in learing.
2. To learn out [i. e., completely, utterly]; to exhaust knowledge of. Naught, according to his mind, He could outlearn. Spenser. Men and gods have not outlearned it [love]. Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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