In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SPUMED
Verb
spumed
simple past tense and past participle of spume
Anagrams
• sumped
Source: Wiktionary
SPUME
Spume, n. Etym: [L. spuma. Cf. Pumice, Spoom.]
Definition: Frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or agitation; froth; foam; scum. Materials dark and crude, Of spiritous and fiery spume. Milton.
Spume, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Spumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Spuming.] Etym: [L. spumare.]
Definition: To froth; to foam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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