In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
STINKWOOD
Etymology
Noun
stinkwood (plural stinkwoods)
Any of several unrelated trees whose wood has an unpleasant smell, but especially Ocotea bullata, a south African tree yielding hard, heavy wood
Source: Wiktionary
Stink"wood`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A name given to several kinds of wood with an unpleasant smell, as that of the Foetidia Mauritiana of the Mauritius, and that of the South African Ocotea bullata.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RESURGE
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