In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SNELLING
Proper noun
Snelling (plural Snellings)
A surname.
A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Snelling is the 7859th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4210 individuals. Snelling is most common among White (76.27%) and Black/African American (19.05%) individuals.
Verb
snelling
present participle of snell
Source: Wiktionary
SNELL
Snell, a. Etym: [AS. snell; akin to D. snel, G. schnell, OHG. snel, Icel. snjallr valiant.]
Definition: Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. [Archaic or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] That horny-handed, snell, peremptory little man. Dr. J. Brown.
Snell, n.
Definition: A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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