In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
sapless
(adjective) destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry; “the rats and roaches scurrying along the sapless planks”- Norman Mailer
decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly
(adjective) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; “a feeble old woman”; “her body looked sapless”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sapless (comparative more sapless, superlative most sapless)
(of a plant) Lacking in sap.
(figuratively, of a person etc.) Lacking vivacity.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sap"less, a.
1. Destitute of sap; not juicy.
2. Fig.: Dry, old; husky; withered; spiritless. "A somewhat sapless womanhood." Lowell. Now sapless on the verge of death he stands. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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.