In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SACKER
Etymology 1
Noun
sacker (plural sackers)
A person who sacks or plunders.
A person who fills or makes sacks or bags.
A machine or device for filling sacks.
A person who sacks or fires (dismisses someone from a job or position).
(baseball, softball, in combination) A baseman (player positioned at or near a base).
(American football) A player who sacks (tackles the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass).
Etymology 2
Noun
sacker (plural sackers)
Alternative form of saker (cannon)
Anagrams
• ackers, crakes, creaks, screak
Source: Wiktionary
Sack"er, n.
Definition: One who sacks; one who takes part in the storm and pillage of a town.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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