In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
sidling
Alternative spelling of sideling
sidling
Alternative spelling of sideling
sidling
present participle of sidle
sidling (plural sidlings)
The motion of one who sidles.
• idlings, sliding
Source: Wiktionary
Si"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sidled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sidling.] Etym: [From Side.]
Definition: To go or move with one side foremost; to move sidewise; as, to sidle through a crowd or narrow opening. Swift. He . . . then sidled close to the astonished girl. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 April 2024
(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.