In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
scuffs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scuff
Source: Wiktionary
Scuff, n. Etym: [Cf. D. schoft shoulder, Goth. skuft hair of the head. Cf. Scruff.]
Definition: The back part of the neck; the scruff. [Prov. Eng.] Ld. Lytton.
Scuff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffing.] Etym: [See Scuffle.]
Definition: To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.