In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PODDING
POD
pod
(verb) produce pods, of plants
pod
(verb) take something out of its shell or pod; “pod peas or beans”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
podding
present participle of pod
Source: Wiktionary
POD
-pod. Etym: [See Foot.]
Definition: A combining form or suffix from Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot; as, decapod, an animal having ten feet; phyllopod, an animal having leaflike feet; myriapod, hexapod.
Pod, n. Etym: [Probably akin to pudding, and perhaps the same word as pad a cushion; cf. also Dan. pude pillow, cushion, and also E. cod a husk, pod.]
1. A bag; a pouch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A capsule of plant, especially a legume; a dry dehiscent fruit. See Illust. of Angiospermous.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A considerable number of animals closely clustered together; -- said of seals. Pod auger, or pod bit, an auger or bit the channel of which is straight instead of twisted.
Pod, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Podded; p. pr. & vb. n. Podding.]
Definition: To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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