In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PEERIE
Adjective
peerie (comparative peerier, superlative peeriest)
(chiefly, Shetland and Orkney) Small, tiny.
Noun
peerie (plural peeries)
A Shetland sheepdog.
Alternative form of peery (“spinning top”)
Source: Wiktionary
Peer"ie, Peer"y, a. Etym: [See 1st Peer, 2.]
Definition: Inquisitive; suspicious; sharp. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] "Two peery gray eyes." Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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