In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UPSKILL
Etymology
Verb
upskill (third-person singular simple present upskills, present participle upskilling, simple past and past participle upskilled)
(transitive) To teach (someone) additional skills, especially as an alternative to redundancy.
(intransitive) To acquire such additional skills.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”
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