In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
dragsman (plural dragsmen)
(historical) A driver of a carriage, coach, or drag, for public transport, private hire, or as a household servant; coachman.
(obsolete) One who races horses; an amateur jockey.
(historical) A thief who cuts the luggage from carriages.
One who drags a body of water in search of something that is submerged.
One who moves the carts or sledges at a mine; a putter.
One who lays down the scent trail for a hunt.
• grandams, grandmas
Source: Wiktionary
2 December 2024
(adjective) having everything extraneous removed including contents; “the bare walls”; “the cupboard was bare”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.