In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
splayfooted, splayfoot
(adjective) having feet that turn outward
flatfoot, splayfoot, pes planus
(noun) a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out
Source: WordNet® 3.1
splayfoot (countable and uncountable, plural splayfeet)
(uncountable) A deformity in which the feet are abnormally flat and turned outwards.
(countable) A foot exhibiting that deformity.
Source: Wiktionary
Splay"foot`, n.; pl. Splayfeet (.
Definition: A foot that is abnormally flattened and spread out; flat foot.
Splay"foot`, Splay"foot`ed a.
Definition: Having a splayfoot or splayfeet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.