speakeasy
(noun) (during prohibition) an illegal barroom
Source: WordNet® 3.1
speakeasy (plural speakeasies or speakeasys)
An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.
Connotations of a classy establishment – some required coat and tie – compared with a more downmarket blind pig or blind tiger.
• blind pig
• blind tiger
Source: Wiktionary
20 January 2025
(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
