In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RATTAILS
Noun
rattails
plural of rattail
Anagrams
• altarist, striatal
Source: Wiktionary
RATTAIL
Rat"-tail`, a.
Definition: Like a rat's tale in form; as, a rat-tail file, which is round, slender, and tapering. See Illust. of File.
Rat"-tail`, n.
1. (Far.) pl.
Definition: An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of the shank of a horse.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) The California chimæra. See Chimæra. (b) Any fish of the genus Macrurus. See Grenadier, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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