In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
REDOUBT
redoubt
(noun) an entrenched stronghold or refuge
redoubt
(noun) (military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
redoubt (plural redoubts)
A small, temporary, military fortification.
A reinforced refuge; a fort.
A place of safety or refuge.
Verb
redoubt (third-person singular simple present redoubts, present participle redoubting, simple past and past participle redoubted)
(transitive) To fortify, to make into a stronghold.
Etymology 2
Verb
redoubt (third-person singular simple present redoubts, present participle redoubting, simple past and past participle redoubted)
(archaic) To dread.
Etymology 3
Verb
redoubt (third-person singular simple present redoubts, present participle redoubting, simple past and past participle redoubted)
(rare) To doubt again.
Noun
redoubt (plural redoubts)
(rare) The return of doubt.
Anagrams
• debtour, doubter, obtrude, outbred, turboed
Source: Wiktionary
Re*doubt" (r*dout"), n. Etym: [F. redoute, fem., It. ridotto, LL. reductus, literally, a retreat, from L. reductus drawn back, retired, p. p. of reducere to lead or draw back; cf. F. réduit, also fr. LL. reductus. See Reduce, and cf. Reduct, R, Ridotto.] (Fort.) (a) A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and positions in hostile territory. (b) In permanent works, an outwork placed within another outwork. See F and i in Illust. of Ravelin. [Written also redout.]
Re*doubt", v. t. Etym: [F. redouter, formerly also spelt redoubter; fr. L. pref. re- re- + dubitare to doubt, in LL., to fear. See Doubt.]
Definition: To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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