In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STICKIES
Noun
stickies
plural of sticky
Verb
stickies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sticky
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STICKY
Stick"y, a. [Compar. Stickier; superl. Stickiest.]
Definition: Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. Herbs which last longest are those of strong smell, and with a sticky stalk. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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