In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
REPONE
Etymology
Verb
repone (third-person singular simple present repones, present participle reponing, simple past and past participle reponed)
To replace.
To reply.
Anagrams
• Perone, opener, pereon, perone, poneer, reopen
Source: Wiktionary
Re*pone" (r-pn"), v. t. Etym: [L. reponere; pref. re- re- + ponere to place.]
Definition: To replace. R. Baillie.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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