In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LYTHE
Etymology 1
Adjective
lythe (comparative more lythe, superlative most lythe)
(obsolete) soft; flexible
Etymology 2
Noun
lythe (plural lythes)
(Scotland) A fish, the European pollock.
Anagrams
• Ethyl, Lethy, ethyl, lyeth, they'l, thyle
Source: Wiktionary
Lythe, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European pollack; -- called also laith, and leet. [Scot.]
Lythe, a. Etym: [See Lithe, a.]
Definition: Soft; flexible. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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