In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STALKY
Etymology
Adjective
stalky (comparative stalkier, superlative stalkiest)
Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant.
Of a plant, having stalks.
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a stalker; seeming to hunt or covertly follow a person.
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Source: Wiktionary
Stalk"y, a.
Definition: Hard as a stalk; resembling a stalk. At the top [it] bears a great stalky head. Mortimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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