In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RATIONED
rationed
(adjective) distributed equitably in limited individual portions; “got along as best we could on rationed meat and sugar”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
rationed
simple past tense and past participle of ration
Anagrams
• andorite, arointed, nadorite, ordinate
Source: Wiktionary
RATION
Ra"tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. ratio a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, LL. ratio ration. See Ratio.]
1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.
Note: Officers have several rations, the number varying according to their rank or the number of their attendants.
2. Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment.
Ra"tion, v. t.
Definition: To supply with rations, as a regiment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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