In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Speirs
plural of Speir
• Persis, Spiers, persis, pisser, prises, resips, spires
Source: Wiktionary
Speir, v. i.
Definition: To ask. See Spere. Sir W. Scott.
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.