In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SHIGELLA
shigella
(noun) rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shigella (plural shigella or shigellas or shigellae)
(bacteriology) A bacterium in the genus Shigella, some kinds of which may cause a form of dysentery called shigellosis.
Source: Wiktionary
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19 April 2025
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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