In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TRAJECTION
Etymology
Noun
trajection (countable and uncountable, plural trajections)
(archaic) The act of trajecting; a throwing or casting through or across; also, emission.
(archaic) transposition
Source: Wiktionary
Tra*jec"tion, n. Etym: [L. trajectio a crossing over, transposition.]
1. The act of trajecting; a throwing or casting through or across; also, emission. Boyle.
2. Transposition. [R.] Knatchbull.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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