In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
REFERRAL
referral
(noun) the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
referral
(noun) a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred; “the insurance company says that you need a written referral from your physician before seeing a specialist”
referral
(noun) a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group; “the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
referral (countable and uncountable, plural referrals)
The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.
(slang) A document used by schools detailing some form of a student's misbehavior and listing the actions taken before and after the student's receipt of the referral.
Source: Wiktionary
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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