In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
WAINED
Verb
wained
simple past tense and past participle of wain
Anagrams
• Edwina, danwei, dewani, wade in
Source: Wiktionary
WAIN
Wain, n. Etym: [OE. wain, AS. wægn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. Way, Weigh, and cf. Wagon.]
1. A four-wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; a wagon. The wardens see nothing but a wain of hay. Jeffrey. Driving in ponderous wains their household goods to the seashore. Longfellow.
2. A chariot. [Obs.] The Wain. (Astron.) See Charles's Wain, in the Vocabulary.
– Wain rope, a cart rope. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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