In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TOUZED
Verb
touzed
simple past tense and past participle of touze
Source: Wiktionary
TOUZE
Touse, Touze, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Toused; p. pr. & vb. n. Tousing.] Etym: [OE. tosen sq. root64. See tease, and cf. Tose, Toze. ]
Definition: To pull; to haul; to tear; to worry. [Prov. Eng.] Shak. As a bear, whom angry curs have touzed. Spenser.
Touze, v.t & i.
Definition: See Touse. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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