In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SINGLETON
singleton
(noun) the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt
singleton
(noun) a set containing a single member
singleton
(noun) a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
singleton (plural singletons)
(playing cards) A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
(playing cards) A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
A single object, especially one of a group.
(computing) A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
(mathematics) A set with exactly one element.
A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.
A person without a romantic partner.
A person without a dissociative identity.
(phonetics) A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.
Antonyms
• wedder
Etymology
Proper noun
Singleton (plural Singletons)
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Sin"gle*ton, n.
Definition: In certain games at cards, as whist, a single card of any suit held at the deal by a player; as, to lead a singleton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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