In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UPTHUNDER
Etymology
Verb
upthunder (third-person singular simple present upthunders, present participle upthundering, simple past and past participle upthundered)
(poetic, archaic, intransitive) To send up a noise like thunder.
Source: Wiktionary
Up*thun"der, v. i.
Definition: To send up a noise like thunder. [R.] Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
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