In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
REFURB
Etymology 1
Verb
refurb (third-person singular simple present refurbs, present participle refurbing, simple past and past participle refurbed)
(informal) to refurbish
Etymology 2
Noun
refurb (plural refurbs)
(informal) a thing that has been refurbished
Etymology 3
Noun
refurb (plural refurbs)
(informal) The act of refurbishing
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; “thematic vowels are part of the stem”
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