In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SIDLE
sidle, sashay
(verb) move sideways
sidle
(verb) move unobtrusively or furtively; “The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
sidle (third-person singular simple present sidles, present participle sidling, simple past and past participle sidled)
(ambitransitive, also, figuratively) To (cause something to) move sideways. [from late 17th c.]
(ambitransitive, also, figuratively) In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.
Noun
sidle (plural sidles)
An act of sidling.
A sideways movement.
A furtive advance.
Anagrams
• Diels, Seidl, delis, idles, leids, siled, sleid, slide
Source: Wiktionary
Si"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sidled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sidling.] Etym: [From Side.]
Definition: To go or move with one side foremost; to move sidewise; as, to sidle through a crowd or narrow opening. Swift. He . . . then sidled close to the astonished girl. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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