In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
moocher, mooch, cadger, scrounger
(noun) someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cadger (plural cadgers)
(archaic) A hawker or peddler.
(sometimes, Geordie) A beggar.
• graced
Source: Wiktionary
Cadg"er, n. Etym: [From Cadge, v. t., cf. Codger.]
1. A packman or itinerant huckster.
2. One who gets his living by trickery or begging. [Prov. or Slang] "The gentleman cadger." Dickens.
Cadg"er, n. Etym: [OF. cagier one who catches hawks. Cf. Cage.] (Hawking)
Definition: One who carries hawks on a cadge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.