In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PREDIGESTION
Etymology
Noun
predigestion (countable and uncountable, plural predigestions)
The partial hydrolysis etc. of food, by enzymes or other materials, prior to normal digestion
Hypernyms
• digestion
Anagrams
• redepositing
Source: Wiktionary
Pre`di*ges"tion, n.
1. Digestion too soon performed; hasty digestion. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Artificial digestion of food for use in illness or impaired digestion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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