Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
EAVESDROPPED
Verb
eavesdropped
simple past tense and past participle of eavesdrop
Source: Wiktionary
EAVESDROP
Eaves"drop`, v. i. Etym: [Eaves + drop.]
Definition: To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private. To eavesdrop in disguises. Milton.
Eaves"drop`, n.
Definition: The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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