In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
WARRAY
Etymology
Verb
warray (third-person singular simple present warrays, present participle warraying, simple past and past participle warrayed)
(obsolete, transitive) To wage war against.
Source: Wiktionary
War"ray, v. t. Etym: [OF. werreier, werrier, guerroier, F. guerroyer, from OF. werre war, F. guerre; of German origin. See War.]
Definition: To make war upon. [Obs.] Fairfax. "When a man warrayeth truth." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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