In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
clart (plural clarts)
A daub.
(now Scotland, northern England) Sticky mud, mire or filth.
(Geordie, pejorative) A person who is unclean.
(Geordie, pejorative) A fool.
Unwanted stuff; junk; clutter; rubbish; stuff that is in the way.
clart (third-person singular simple present clarts, present participle clarting, simple past and past participle clarted)
(transitive, now Scotland, northern England) To daub, smear, or spread, especially with mud, etc.; to dirty.
Source: Wiktionary
Clart, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Armor. kalar mud, mire, kalara to dirt, Sw. lort mud.]
Definition: To daub, smear, or spread, as with mud, etc. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.