In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PANDOURS
Noun
pandours
plural of pandour
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• Panduros
Source: Wiktionary
PANDOUR
Pan"dour, n.
Definition: One of a class of Hungarian mountaineers serving in the Austrian army; -- so called from Pandur, a principal town in the region from which they originally came. [Written also pandoor.] Her whiskered pandours and her fierce hussars. Campbell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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