In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BULKY
bulky
(adjective) of large size for its weight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bulky (comparative bulkier, superlative bulkiest)
Being large in size, mass, or volume.
Unwieldy.
(bodybuilding) Having excess body mass, especially muscle.
Source: Wiktionary
Bulk"y, a.
Definition: Of great bulk or dimensions; of great size; large; thick; massive; as, bulky volumes. A bulky digest of the revenue laws. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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