In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PEERIES
Noun
peeries
plural of peerie
Source: Wiktionary
PEERIE
Peer"ie, Peer"y, a. Etym: [See 1st Peer, 2.]
Definition: Inquisitive; suspicious; sharp. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] "Two peery gray eyes." Sir W. Scott.
PEERY
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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