In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
POGEY
dole, pogy, pogey
(noun) money received from the state
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
1891, meaning "poorhouse", possibly from British hobo slang. 1954 assistance.
Noun
pogey (usually uncountable, plural pogeys)
(chiefly, historical, countable) A poorhouse, workhouse, welfare office, charity hostel, etc.
(Canada, slang, uncountable, often with the) Government financial assistance, particularly employment insurance.
Usage notes
• Often used in the expression on the pogey or on pogey.
Synonyms
• dole
• (Canada) employment insurance, EI
• (Canada) unemployment insurance, UI
• (UK) pancrack
• pogey house
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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