In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
trentals
plural of trental
• slattern
Source: Wiktionary
Tren"tal, n. Etym: [LL. trentale, fr. L. triginta thirty; akin to tres three: cf. OF. trentel. See Three, and cf. Trigintal.]
1. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: An office and mass for the dead on the thirtieth day after death or burial. "Their trentals and their shrifts." Spenser.
2. Hence, a dirge; an elegy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.