In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
WEIGHAGES
Noun
weighages
plural of weighage
Source: Wiktionary
WEIGHAGE
Weigh"age (; 48), n.
Definition: A duty or toil paid for weighing merchandise. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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