In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
skirling
present participle of skirl
skirling (plural skirlings)
(UK, dialect) A small trout or salmon.
(Northern England and Scotland) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
Source: Wiktionary
Skirl"ing, n.
Definition: A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir W. Scott. When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened. Mrs. J. H. Ewing.
Skirl"ing, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. [Prov. Eng.]
Skirl, v. t.& i. Etym: [Of Scand. origin, and originally the same word as E. shrill.]
Definition: To utter in a shrill tone; to scream. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Skirl, n.
Definition: A shrill cry or sound. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.