In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
pitchy, resinous, resiny, tarry
(adjective) having the characteristics of pitch or tar
jet, coal-black, jet-black, pitchy, sooty
(adjective) of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pitchier
comparative form of pitchy
Source: Wiktionary
Pitch"y, a. Etym: [From 1st Pitch.]
1. Partaking of the qualities of pitch; resembling pitch.
2. Smeared with pitch.
3. Black; pitch-dark; dismal. "Pitchy night." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.