In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HUCK
huck, huckaback
(noun) toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
huck (third-person singular simple present hucks, present participle hucking, simple past and past participle hucked)
(transitive, informal) To throw or chuck.
To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.
To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
(transitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a frisbee a long distance.
(intransitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.
(mountain biking) To attempt a particularly big jump or drop, often haphazardly.
(mountain biking) To make a maneuver in a clumsy or poorly planned way.
(transitive, whitewater kayaking) To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.
Noun
huck (plural hucks)
(Ultimate Frisbee) A long throw, generally at least half a field in length.
(skiing, snowboarding) A drop or jump off a cliff or cornice.
Etymology 2
Noun
huck (plural hucks)
(dialect) A person's hip.
Etymology 3
Verb
huck (third-person singular simple present hucks, present participle hucking, simple past and past participle hucked)
(dated) To haggle in trading.
Anagrams
• HKCU
Proper noun
Huck (plural Hucks)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Huck is the 7525th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4421 individuals. Huck is most common among White (94.55%) individuals.
Anagrams
• HKCU
Source: Wiktionary
Huck, v. i. Etym: [See Hawk to offer for sale, Huckster.]
Definition: To higgle in trading. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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