In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SODDEN
sodden, soppy
(adjective) wet through and through; thoroughly wet; “stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain”; “the speaker’s sodden collar”; “soppy clothes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sodden (comparative more sodden, superlative most sodden)
Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
(archaic) Boiled.
(figuratively) Drunk; stupid as a result of drunkenness.
(figuratively) Dull, expressionless (of a person’s appearance)
Synonyms
• (soaked): dopping, waterlogged; see also wet
• (boiled)
• (drunk): See drunk
• (dull expression): blank, stonefaced
Verb
sodden (third-person singular simple present soddens, present participle soddening, simple past and past participle soddened)
(transitive) To drench, soak or saturate.
(intransitive) To become soaked.
Anagrams
• Seddon
Source: Wiktionary
Sod"den, a. [p. p. of Seethe.]
Definition: Boiled; seethed; also, soaked; heavy with moisture; saturated; as, sodden beef; sodden bread; sodden fields.
Sod"den, v. i.
Definition: To be seethed; to become sodden.
Sod"den, v. t.
Definition: To soak; to make heavy with water.
SEETHE
Seethe, v. t. [imp. Seethed (Sod (, obs.); p. p. Seethed, Sodden (; p. pr. & vb. n. Seething.] Etym: [OE. sethen, AS. seĂł; akin to D. sieden, OHG. siodan, G. sieden, Icel. sj, Sw. sjuda, Dan. syde, Goth. saubs a burnt offering. Cf. Sod, n., Sodden, Suds.]
Definition: To decoct or prepare for food in hot liquid; to boil; as, to seethe flesh. [Written also seeth.] Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. 2 Kings iv. 38.
Seethe, v. i.
Definition: To be a state of ebullition or violent commotion; to be hot; to boil. 1 Sam. ii. 13. A long Pointe, round which the Mississippi used to whirl, and seethe, and foam. G. W. Cable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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