In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GYPSIES
Noun
Gypsies
plural of Gypsy
Anagrams
• gipseys
Noun
gypsies
plural of gypsy
plural of gypsie
Anagrams
• gipseys
Source: Wiktionary
GYPSY
Gyp"sy, n.; pl. Gypsies. Etym: [OE. Gypcyan, F. gyptien Egyptian, gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See Egyptian.] [Also spelled gipsy and gypsey.]
1. One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in 14th or 15th centry, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany. Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose, Beguiled me to the very heart of loss. Shak.
2. The language used by the gypsies. Shak.
3. A dark-complexioned person. Shak.
4. A cunning or crafty person [Collog.] Prior.
Gyp"sy a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies. Gypsy hat, a woman's or child's broad-brimmed hat, usually of straw or felt.
– Gypsy winch, a small winch, which may be operated by a crank, or by a ratchet and pawl through a lever working up and down.
Gyp"sy, v. i.
Definition: To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods. Mostly. Gyp"sy*ing, vb. n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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