In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
aggers
plural of agger
• Gagers, Gregas, eggars, gagers, sagger, seggar
Source: Wiktionary
Ag"ger, n. Etym: [L., a mound, fr. aggerere to bear to a place, heap up; ad + gerere to bear.]
Definition: An earthwork; a mound; a raised work. [Obs.] Hearne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.