In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RAWHIDE
rawhide
(noun) untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rawhide (countable and uncountable, plural rawhides)
Untanned hide.
(countable) A whip made from twisted untanned leather.
Verb
rawhide (third-person singular simple present rawhides, present participle rawhiding, simple past and past participle rawhided)
(transitive) To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly.
(transitive) To beat with a rawhide whip.
Source: Wiktionary
Raw"hide`, n.
Definition: A cowhide, or coarse riding whip, made of untanned (or raw) hide twisted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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