In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SCRAWLS
Noun
scrawls
plural of scrawl
Verb
scrawls
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scrawl
Source: Wiktionary
SCRAWL
Scrawl, v. i.
Definition: See Crawl. [Obs.] Latimer.
Scrawl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrawled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrawling.] Etym: [Probably corrupted from scrabble.]
Definition: To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a letter. His name, scrawled by himself. Macaulay.
Scrawl, v. i.
Definition: To write unskillfully and inelegantly. Though with a golden pen you scrawl. Swift.
Scrawl, n.
Definition: Unskillful or inelegant writing; that which is unskillfully or inelegantly written. The left will make such a scrawl, that it will not be legible. Arbuthnot. You bid me write no more than a scrawl to you. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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