In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
slinks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slink
Source: Wiktionary
Slink, v. t. [imp. Slunk, Archaic Slank (; p. p. Slunk; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinking.] Etym: [AS. slincan; probably akin to G. schleichen, E. sleek. See Sleek, a.]
1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. "To slink away and hide." Tale of Beryn. Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent. Milton. There were some few who slank obliquely from them as they passed. Landor.
2. To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.
Slink, v. t.
Definition: To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf.
Slink, a.
1. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.
2. Thin; lean. [Scot.]
Slink, n.
1. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time.
2. A thievish fellow; a sneak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 April 2025
(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.