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Word: manligheten (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1939-1939
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Usage:

...needed to cover his "emergency deficit" by drastic taxation, particularly by upping the already high and unpopular Swedish taxes on liquor, tobacco, coffee, sugar. Liquor is sold by the famed Swedish State Monopoly and in angry protest at the deficit taxes last week 200 sailors from the Swedish battleship Manligheten ("Manhood") returned their motbocker or liquor ration books to the State stores...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SWEDEN: Topple | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

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