Do you know where the expression 'nightcap' comes from?
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English Idioms
From Silky:
Maybe it is because (elderly?) people USED TO wear a nightcap in order to avoid being cold during the night. NOW people are used to drinking something warm, for example cocoa, before going to bed so as not to sleep "on an empty stomach" and then catch a cold...
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21 Jan. 2007