In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNPROFITABLE
unprofitable
(adjective) producing little or no profit or gain; “deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unprofitable (comparative more unprofitable, superlative most unprofitable)
not making a profit
Synonym: improfitable
Antonym: profitable
Source: Wiktionary
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TRUNCATION
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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