In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SKELLY
Etymology 1
Noun
skelly (plural skellies)
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A squint.
Verb
skelly (third-person singular simple present skellies, present participle skellying, simple past and past participle skellied)
(UK, Scotland, dialect) To squint.
Etymology 2
Noun
skelly (plural skellies)
(slang) A skeleton, especially a human one.
Etymology 3
Noun
skelly (uncountable)
skully (the game)
Proper noun
Skelly (plural Skellys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Skelly is the 7958th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4157 individuals. Skelly is most common among White (94.18%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Skel"ly, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Dan. skele, Sw. skela.]
Definition: To squint. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Skel"ly, n.
Definition: A squint. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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