In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
REJOIN
retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin
(verb) answer back
rejoin
(verb) join again
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
rejoin (third-person singular simple present rejoins, present participle rejoining, simple past and past participle rejoined)
To join again; to unite after separation.
To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.
(archaic) To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause.
(archaic, intransitive): To answer to a reply.
(legal, intransitive) To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
(patent law, non-standard) in US patent law To re-insert a patent claim, typically after allowance of a patent application, applied to patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement, based on rejoinder (patent law).
Anagrams
• Joiner, joiner
Source: Wiktionary
Re*join" (r-join"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rejoined (-joind"); p. pr. & vb. n. Rejoining.] Etym: [F. rejoindre; pref. re- re- + joindre to join. See Join, and cf. Rejoinder.]
1. To join again; to unite after separation.
2. To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again. Meet and rejoin me, in the pensive grot. Pope.
3. To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause.
Re*join", v. i.
1. To answer to a reply.
2. (Law)
Definition: To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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