In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
snicket (plural snickets)
(Northern England) A narrow passage or alley. [from 19th c.]
• See alley
Source: Wiktionary
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.