In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LOLLY
boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
(noun) informal terms for money
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
lolly (plural lollies)
A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop.
(UK, slang, uncountable) Money.
(Australia, New Zealand) Any confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a sweet, a piece of candy.
(archaic) A lump.
Synonyms
• bonbon
• candy (US)
• confection
• sweet (British)
Etymology 2
Noun
lolly (uncountable)
(Canada) Snow or fine ice floating on water.
Proper noun
Lolly
A diminutive of the female given names Laura, Louise.
Source: Wiktionary
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