In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Go"let, n.
Definition: The gullet. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Go"let, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A California trout. See Malma.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.