In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Pouch"-mouthed`, a.
Definition: Having a pouch mouth; blobber-lipped.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 October 2024
(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.