In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RONEO
mimeograph, mimeo, mimeograph machine, Roneo, Roneograph
(noun) a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)
roneo
(verb) make copies on a Roneograph
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Roneo (plural Roneos)
(chiefly historical) A copying machine using stencils.
Verb
Roneo (third-person singular simple present Roneos, present participle Roneoing, simple past and past participle Roneoed)
To copy using a Roneo stencil machine.
Source: Wiktionary
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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