In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
huswives
plural of huswife
Source: Wiktionary
Hus"wife, n. Etym: [OE. huswif; hus house + wif wife. Cf. Hussy a housewife, Housewife.] [Written also housewife.]
1. A female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic affairs; a thirfty woman. "The bounteous huswife Nature." Shak. The huswife is she that do labor doth fall. Tusser.
2. A worthless woman; a hussy. [Obs.] Shak.
3. Etym: [See Hussy a bag.]
Definition: A case for sewing materials. See Housewife. Cowper.
Hus"wife, v. t.
Definition: To manage with frugality; -- said of a woman. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.