In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
EAVESDROPPINGS
Noun
eavesdroppings
plural of eavesdropping
Source: Wiktionary
EAVESDROPPING
Eaves"drop`ping, n. (Law)
Definition: The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places where persons meet fro private intercourse, secretly listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The offense is indictable at common law. Wharton.
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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