In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
POUNDAGE
impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage
(noun) placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
poundage
(noun) weight expressed in pounds
poundage
(noun) a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals
poundage
(noun) a charge based on weight measured in pounds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
poundage (countable and uncountable, plural poundages)
(countable) a charge based on the weight of something in pounds
(countable) a charge based on the value of something in pounds sterling
(countable) a weight measured in pounds
(countable) a fee charged for keeping an animal in a pound, or for its release
(uncountable) the keeping of an animal in a pound
Verb
poundage (third-person singular simple present poundages, present participle poundaging, simple past and past participle poundaged)
To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.
Source: Wiktionary
Pound"age, n.
1. A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for each pound; a commission.
2. A subsidy of twelve pence in the pound, formerly granted to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by aliens, more. [Eng.] Blackstone.
3. (Law)
Definition: The sum allowed to a sheriff or other officer upon the amount realized by an execution; -- estimated in England, and formerly in the United States, at so much of the pound. Burrill. Bouvier.
Pound"age, v. t.
Definition: To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage. [R.]
Pound"age, n. Etym: [See 3d Pound.]
1. Confinement of cattle, or other animals, in a public pound.
2. A charge paid for the release of impounded cattle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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