In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SEWERAGE
sewer, sewerage, cloaca
(noun) a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
sewage, sewerage
(noun) waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sewerage (countable and uncountable, plural sewerages)
A sewer system.
Misspelling of sewage.
Source: Wiktionary
Sew"er*age, n.
1. The construction of a sewer or sewers.
2. The system of sewers in a city, town, etc.; the general drainage of a city or town by means of sewers.
3. The material collected in, and discharged by, sewers. [In this sense sewage is preferable and common.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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