In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Spight, n. & v.
Definition: Spite. [Obs.] Spenser.
Spight, n.
Definition: A woodpecker. See Speight. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 June 2024
(verb) interrupt a trip; “we stopped at Aunt Mary’s house”; “they stopped for three days in Florence”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.