In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RELICTION
Noun
reliction (countable and uncountable, plural relictions)
the gradual loss of water from a river, lake, etc. to leave permanent dry land
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Source: Wiktionary
Re*lic"tion (r-lk"shn), n. Etym: [L. relictio a leaving behind.] (Law)
Definition: A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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