In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FUSSING
Verb
fussing
present participle of fuss
Noun
fussing (plural fussings)
Excessive care; act of one who fusses.
Anagrams
• fusings
Source: Wiktionary
FUSS
Fuss, n. Etym: [Cf. Fusome.]
1. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles. Byron. Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise Carlyle.
2. One who is unduly anxious about trifles. [R.] I am a fuss and I don't deny it. W. D. Howell.
Fuss, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fussing.]
Definition: To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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