In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GRAFFING
Verb
graffing
present participle of graff
Source: Wiktionary
GRAFF
Graff, n. Etym: [OE. grafe, greife, greive. Cf. Margrave.]
Definition: A steward; an overseer. [A prince] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or graff, and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ. John Knox.
Graff n. & v.
Definition: See Graft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
3 June 2025
OWNER
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
Coffee Trivia
