In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
cornfield, corn field
(noun) a field planted with corn
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cornfield (plural cornfields)
A field of corn, wheat or other cereal crop
• field corn
Source: Wiktionary
Corn"field` (krn"fld`), n.
Definition: A field where corn is or has been growing; -- in England, a field of wheat, rye, barley, or oats; in America, a field of Indian corn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.