In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SNIPPER
Etymology
Noun
snipper (plural snippers)
Agent noun of to snip; a person or thing that snips.
A tool used for snipping.
Anagrams
• Nippers, nippers, prespin
Source: Wiktionary
Snip"per, n.
Definition: One who snips.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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