In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
scarecrowish
(adjective) resembling a scarecrow in being thin and ragged; “a forlorn scarecrowish figure”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.