Etymology of Eavesd...
 
Notifications
Clear all

Etymology of Eavesdropping

Posts: 4490
Admin
Topic starter
(@grantbarrett)
Member
Joined: 18 years ago
wpf-cross-image

The term eavesdropping arose from the practice of secretly listening to conversations while standing in the eavesdrip, the gap between houses designed to keep rain dripping off one roof and onto the next. This is part of a complete episode.


Recent posts