hoodwinking
present participle of hoodwink
hoodwinking (plural hoodwinkings)
An act of deception.
Source: Wiktionary
Hood"wink, v. t. Etym: [Hood + wink.]
1. To blind by covering the eyes. We will blind and hoodwink him. Shak.
2. To cover; to hide. [Obs.] Shak.
3. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon. "Hoodwinked with kindness." Sir P. Sidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
