In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SNAGGY
Etymology
Adjective
snaggy (comparative snaggier, superlative snaggiest)
Covered in snags, or similar sharp projections.
Source: Wiktionary
Snag"gy, a.
1. Full of snags; full of short, rough branches or sharp points; abounding with knots. "Upon a snaggy oak." Spenser.
2. Snappish; cross; ill-tempered. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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