In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PALMERWORM
Etymology
Noun
palmerworm (plural palmerworms)
(archaic) Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body.
A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees.
Source: Wiktionary
Palm"er*worm`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects. Joel. i. 4. (b) In America, the larva of any one of several moths, which destroys the foliage of fruit and forest trees, esp. the larva of Ypsolophus pometellus, which sometimes appears in vast numbers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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