In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
WASTENESS
Etymology
Noun
wasteness (countable and uncountable, plural wastenesses)
(obsolete) The state of being laid waste; desolation.
(now rare) The state of being uncultivated; wild, barren.
(obsolete) A wilderness.
Source: Wiktionary
Waste"ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being waste; a desolate state or condition; desolation. A day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness. Zeph. i. 15.
2. That which is waste; a desert; a waste. [R.] Through woods and wasteness wide him daily sought. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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