In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
chantey, chanty, sea chantey, shanty
(noun) a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chantey (plural chanteys)
Alternative form of shanty (sailor's song).
Source: Wiktionary
Chant"ey, n. [Cf. F. chanter to sing, and Chant. n.]
Definition: A sailor's song.
May we lift a deep-sea chantey such as seamen use at sea Kipling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 June 2025
(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.