In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CHOPPILY
Etymology
Adverb
choppily (comparative more choppily, superlative most choppily)
In a choppy manner.
Source: Wiktionary
CHOPPY
Chop"py, a. Etym: [Cf. Chappy.]
1. Full of cracks. "Choppy finger." Shak.
2. Etym: [Cf. Chop a change.]
Definition: Rough, with short, tumultuous waves; as, a choppy sea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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