In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
castoffs
plural of castoff
• casts off, offcasts
Source: Wiktionary
Cast"-off`, a.
Definition: Cast or laid aside; as, cast-off clothes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 January 2025
(noun) a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.