In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
WEREWOLVES
WEREWOLF
werewolf, wolfman, lycanthrope, loup-garou
(noun) a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
werewolves
plural of werewolf
Source: Wiktionary
WEREWOLF
Were"wolf`, n.; pl. Werewolves. Etym: [AS. werwulf; wer a man + wulf a wolf; cf. G. wärwolf, währwolf, wehrwolf, a werewolf, MHG. werwolf. Were a man, and Wolf, and cf. Virile, World.]
Definition: A person transformed into a wolf in form and appetite, either temporarily or permanently, whether by supernatural influences, by witchcraft, or voluntarily; a lycanthrope. Belief in werewolves, formerly general, is not now extinct. The werwolf went about his prey. William of Palerne. The brutes that wear our form and face, The werewolves of the human race. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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