In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
shough
Obsolete form of shoo.
shough (plural shoughs)
(obsolete) A shockdog.
• houghs
Source: Wiktionary
Shough, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A shockdog.
Shough, interj.
Definition: See Shoo. Beau & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.