In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNWRITE
Etymology
Verb
unwrite (third-person singular simple present unwrites, present participle unwriting, simple past unwrote, past participle unwritten)
To erase; to revert to a state where (something) was never written.
To nullify.
To deconstruct.
(computer engineering) To revert to a known state in so that new data can be written.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*write", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + write.]
Definition: To cancel, as what is written; to erase. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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