In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EGGY
Etymology 1
Adjective
eggy (comparative eggier, superlative eggiest)
(culinary) Covered with or dipped in egg.
(culinary) Resembling eggs in some way.
Of or relating to an egg or eggs.
Synonyms
• (resembling eggs): egglike
Etymology 2
Adjective
eggy (comparative eggier, superlative eggiest)
(UK, slang) Slightly annoyed.
Anagrams
• yegg
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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