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.
PEEPER
peeper
(noun) an animal that makes short high-pitched sounds
peeper
(noun) an informal term referring to the eye
voyeur, Peeping Tom, peeper
(noun) a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
peeper (plural peepers)
(colloquial, chiefly, in the plural) The eye.
Someone who peeps; a spy.
• J. Webster
(dated, slang, derogatory) A private detective.
A peeping tom.
An animal, such as some frogs, having a shrill, high-pitched call.
(colloquial) A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird.
Source: Wiktionary
Peep"er, n.
1. A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird.
2. One who peeps; a prying person; a spy. Who's there peepers, . . . eavesdroppers J. Webster.
3. The eye; as, to close the peepers. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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