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.
TATTLER
tattler
(noun) any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry
tattletale, tattler, taleteller, talebearer, telltale, blabbermouth
(noun) someone who gossips indiscreetly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tattler (plural tattlers)
One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.
Synonyms: informant, narc, stool pigeon, tattletale, Thesaurus:informant
Either of two similar bird species in the shorebird genus Heteroscelus (Tringa in some taxonomies).
A device fitted to a vehicle to measure mileage etc.
Synonym: tachograph
Usage notes
• The tattletale sense is generally applied only to children.
Anagrams
• tartlet
Source: Wiktionary
Tat"tler, n.
1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus.
Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or telltale (T. melanoleucus), the smaller tattler, or lesser yellowlegs (T. flavipes), the solitary tattler (T. solitarius), and the semipalmated tattler, or willet. The first two are called also telltale, telltale spine, telltale tattler, yellowlegs, yellowshanks, and yelper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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