In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
VENTRAD
Ven"trad, adv. Etym: [L. venter belly + ad to.] (Anat.)
Definition: Toward the ventral side; on the ventral side; ventrally; -- opposed to dorsad.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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