In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RIND
rind
(noun) the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
rind (plural rinds)
tree bark
A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc
(figuratively, uncountable, rare, usually "the") The gall, the crust, the insolence; often as "the immortal rind"
Verb
rind (third-person singular simple present rinds, present participle rinding, simple past and past participle rinded)
(transitive) To remove the rind from.
Etymology 2
Noun
rind (plural rinds)
An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.
Anagrams
• NDRI
Source: Wiktionary
Rind, n. Etym: [AS. rind bark, crust of bread; akin rinta, G. rinde, and probably to E. rand, rim; cf. Skr. ram to end, rest.]
Definition: The external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees, etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell. Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind With all thy charms, although this corporal rind Thou hast immanacled. Milton. Sweetest nurind. Shak.
Rind, v. t.
Definition: To remove the rind of; to bark. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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