In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
OVERHOLD
Etymology
Verb
overhold (third-person singular simple present overholds, present participle overholding, simple past overheld, past participle overholden or overheld)
(transitive) To overvalue; overestimate; hold or estimate at too dear a rate.
(transitive) To hold over; keep.
Noun
overhold (plural overholds)
The act or process of holding over.
Anagrams
• hold over, holdover
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*hold", v. t.
Definition: To hold or value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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