In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Sport"ling, n.
Definition: A little person or creature engaged in sports or in play. When again the lambkins play --Pretty sportlings, full of May. Philips.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.