In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RAVAGES
Noun
ravages
plural of ravage
Noun
ravages pl (plural only)
Harsh damage.
Verb
ravages
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ravage
Anagrams
• savager
Source: Wiktionary
RAVAGE
Rav"age (; 48), n. Etym: [F., fr. (assumed) L. rapagium, rapaticum, fr. rapere to carry off by force, to ravish. See Rapacious, Ravish.]
Definition: Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time. Would one think 't were possible for love To make such ravage in a noble soul Addison.
Syn.
– Despoilment; devastation; desolation; pillage; plunder; spoil; waste; ruin.
Rav"age, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ravaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Ravaging.] Etym: [F. ravager. See Ravage, n.]
Definition: To lay waste by force; to desolate by violence; to commit havoc or devastation upon; to spoil; to plunder; to consume. Already Cæsar Has ravaged more than half the globe. Addison. His lands were daily ravaged, his cattle driven away. Macaulay.
Syn.
– To despoil; pillage; plunger; sack; spoil; devastate; desolate; destroy; waste; ruin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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