In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PIKER
Etymology
Noun
piker (plural pikers)
(military, historical) A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.
One who bets or gambles only with small amounts of money.
A stingy person; a cheapskate.
An amateur.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) One who refuses to go out with friends, or leaves a party early.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) One who pikes (quits or backs out of a promise).
(US, dated) A male freshman at Cornell University.
A tramp; a vagrant.
Synonym: pike
Anagrams
• Kiper
Source: Wiktionary
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