In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
QUILLBACK
Etymology
Noun
quillback (plural quillbacks)
Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin, native to the eastern and central United States.
Source: Wiktionary
Quill"back`, n. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: An American fresh-water fish (Ictiobus, or Carpiodes, cyprinus); -- called also carp sucker, sailfish, spearfish, and skimback.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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