In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
lickspittles
plural of lickspittle
Source: Wiktionary
Lick"-spit`tle, n.
Definition: An abject flatterer or parasite. Theodore Hook.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.