In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby, roly-poly
(adjective) short and plump
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pudgier
comparative form of pudgy
• upridge
Source: Wiktionary
Pudg"y, a.
Definition: Short and fat or sturdy; dumpy; podgy; as, a short, pudgy little man; a pudgy little hand. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.