In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
QUIRING
Proper noun
Quiring (plural Quirings)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Quiring is the 23899th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1056 individuals. Quiring is most common among White (93.84%) individuals.
Verb
quiring
present participle of quire
Source: Wiktionary
QUIRE
Quire, n.
Definition: See Choir. [Obs.] Spenser. A quire of such enticing birds. Shak.
Quire, v. i.
Definition: To sing in concert. [R.] Shak.
Quire, n. Etym: [OE. quaer, quair, OF. quayer, cayer, caïer, F. cahier, a book of loose sheets, a quarter of a quire, LL. quaternus, quaternum, sheets of paper packed together, properly, four together, fr. L. quaterni four each, by fours, quattuor, four. See Four and cf. Cahier.]
Definition: A collection of twenty-four sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold; one twentieth of a ream.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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