In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SALTIRES
Noun
saltires
plural of saltire
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• A-listers, Lasiters, Lassiter, Raelists, laserist, realists, saltiers, slaister
Source: Wiktionary
SALTIRE
Sal"tire, n. Etym: [F. sautoir, fr. LL. saltatorium a sort of stirrup, fr. L. saltatorius saltatory. See Saltatory, Sally, v.] (Her.)
Definition: A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an X, -- one of the honorable ordinaries.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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14 November 2024
FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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