In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TWINKLER
twinkler
(noun) an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
twinkler (plural twinklers)
One who, or that which, twinkles or winks.
(colloquial) An eye.
Source: Wiktionary
Twin"kler, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, twinkles, or winks; a winker; an eye.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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