In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
draggles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draggle
Source: Wiktionary
Drag"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Draggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Draggling.] Etym: [Freq. of drag. Drawl.]
Definition: To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass; to drabble; to trail. Gray. With draggled nets down-hanging to the tide. Trench.
Drag"gle, v. i.
Definition: To be dragged on the ground; to become wet or dirty by being dragged or trailed in the mud or wet grass. Hudibras.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 November 2024
(verb) inflect for number, gender, case, etc.; “in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.