In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RAINTIGHT
Etymology
Adjective
raintight (comparative more raintight, superlative most raintight)
So tight as to exclude rain.
Source: Wiktionary
Rain"-tight`, a.
Definition: So tight as to exclude rain as, a rain-tight roof.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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