In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
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
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.