In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MAGGOTY
flyblown, maggoty
(adjective) spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; “flyblown meat”; “a sack of maggoty apricots”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
maggoty (comparative more maggoty, superlative most maggoty)
(literally) Infested with and/or partially eaten by maggots; flyblown.
(obsolete) Full of whims; capricious.
Synonyms
• flyblown
• maggotish (obsolete)
• worm-eaten
Source: Wiktionary
Mag"got*y, a.
1. Infested with maggots.
2. Full of whims; capricious. Norris.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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