In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SEASICKNESS
seasickness, mal de mer, naupathia
(noun) motion sickness experienced while traveling on water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
seasickness (usually uncountable, plural seasicknesses)
Nausea, dizziness etc caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness.
Hypernyms
• motion sickness
Coordinate terms
• airsickness
• carsickness
• trainsickness
Source: Wiktionary
Sea"sick`ness, n.
Definition: The peculiar sickness, characterized by nausea and prostration, which is caused by the pitching or rolling of a vessel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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