In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SCROBBLE
Etymology 1
Verb
scrobble (third-person singular simple present scrobbles, present participle scrobbling, simple past and past participle scrobbled)
(transitive, slang) To waylay, kidnap or steal.
Etymology 2
Verb
scrobble (third-person singular simple present scrobbles, present participle scrobbling, simple past and past participle scrobbled)
(internet slang) To publish one's music-listening habits to the Internet via software, in order to track when and how often certain songs are played.
Noun
scrobble (plural scrobbles)
A datum or the aggregate data collected by this means.
Anagrams
• clobbers, cobbler's, cobblers
Source: Wiktionary
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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