In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNBARK
Etymology
Verb
unbark (third-person singular simple present unbarks, present participle unbarking, simple past and past participle unbarked)
To deprive of the bark.
(obsolete) To cause to disembark; to land.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*bark", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bark rind.]
Definition: To deprive of the bark; to decorticate; to strip; as, to unbark a tree. Bacon.
Un*bark", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bark the vessel.]
Definition: To cause to disembark; to land. [Obs.] Hakluyt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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