In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
REFECT
Verb
refect (third-person singular simple present refects, present participle refecting, simple past and past participle refected)
(archaic, transitive) To refresh; restore after hunger or fatigue.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*fect" (r*fkt), v. t. Etym: [L. refectus, p. p. of reficere; pref. re- re- + facere to make.]
Definition: To restore after hunger or fatique; to refresh. [Archaic] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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