In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
POSTPOSE
postpose
(verb) place after another constituent in the sentence; “Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
postpose (third-person singular simple present postposes, present participle postposing, simple past and past participle postposed)
(grammar, transitive) To place (a word or phrase) after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it
(obsolete, transitive) To postpone.
Coordinate terms
• prepose
Anagrams
• opposest
Source: Wiktionary
Post*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Postposing.] Etym: [F. postposer. See Post-, and Pose, v. t.]
Definition: To postpone. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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