In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
lasso, lariat, riata, reata
(noun) a long noosed rope used to catch animals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
riata (plural riatas)
(US, regional) A lariat or lasso. [from 19th c.]
• Arita, Atari, Atira, Taira, aarti, arati, atari, atria, raita, taira, tarai, tiara
Source: Wiktionary
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.