In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNPLUMBED
profound, unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded
(adjective) situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; “the profound depths of the sea”; “the dark unfathomed caves of ocean”-Thomas Gray; “unplumbed depths of the sea”; “remote and unsounded caverns”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unplumbed (comparative more unplumbed, superlative most unplumbed)
Not measured for depth, as if with a plumb.
The unplumbed depths of the sea will remain a mystery to land-bound humans.
Source: Wiktionary
UNPLUMB
Un*plumb", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + plumb.]
Definition: To deprive of lead, as of a leaden coffin. [R.] Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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