In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SELLOTAPE
Etymology
Noun
Sellotape (countable and uncountable, plural Sellotapes)
(UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) A brand of adhesive tape (and similar products) similar to Scotch tape (US).
Anagrams
• soleplate
Etymology
Noun
sellotape (countable and uncountable, plural sellotapes)
(British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand) Adhesive tape.
Verb
sellotape (third-person singular simple present sellotapes, present participle sellotaping, simple past and past participle sellotaped)
(transitive, British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand) To seal with adhesive tape.
Anagrams
• soleplate
Source: Wiktionary
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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