In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
mullers
plural of muller
Source: Wiktionary
Mull"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, mulls.
2. A vessel in which wine, etc., is mulled over a fire.
Mull"er, n. Etym: [OE. mullen to pulverize, bruise; cf. Icel. mylja; prob. akin to E. mold soil. See Mold soil, and cf. Mull dirt.]
Definition: A stone or thick lump of glass, or kind of pestle, flat at the bottom, used for grinding pigments or drugs, etc., upon a slab of similar material.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.