In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
saim (plural saims)
(dialect) lard
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Source: Wiktionary
Saim, n. Etym: [OF. sain, LL. saginum, fr. L. sagina a fattening.]
Definition: Lard; grease. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 November 2024
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.