In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UPCLIMB
Etymology
Verb
upclimb (third-person singular simple present upclimbs, present participle upclimbing, simple past and past participle upclomb or upclimbed)
(archaic) To climb up; to ascend.
Anagrams
• climb up, plumbic
Source: Wiktionary
Up*climb", v. t. & i.
Definition: To climb up; to ascend. Upclomb the shadowy pine above the woven copse. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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