In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
VOIDERS
Noun
voiders
plural of voider
Anagrams
• devisor, devoirs, visored
Source: Wiktionary
VOIDER
Void"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, voids,
2. A tray, or basket, formerly used to receive or convey that which is voided or cleared away from a given place; especially, one for carrying off the remains of a meal, as fragments of food; sometimes, a basket for containing household articles, as clothes, etc. Piers Plowman laid the cloth, and Simplicity brought in the voider. Decker. The cloth whereon the earl dined was taken away, and the voider, wherein the plate was usually put, was set upon the cupboard's head. Hist. of Richard Hainam.
3. A servant whose business is to void, or clear away, a table after a meal. [R.] Decker.
4. (Her.)
Definition: One of the ordinaries, much like the flanch, but less rounded and therefore smaller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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