In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STREAKY
streaked, streaky
(adjective) marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations; “streaked hair”; “fat legs and dirty streaky faces”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
streaky (comparative streakier, superlative streakiest)
Having streaks.
(cricket) Used to describe a shot where the ball deflects off the edge of the bat, but is not caught by the slips or wicket-keeper and instead results in runs for the batsman.
(chiefly, of a person, usually North America) Having alternating periods of good and bad performances; inconsistent.
(soccer) Not well-executed, due to luck more than skill.
Anagrams
• Starkey, keytars
Source: Wiktionary
Streak"y, a.
Definition: Same as Streaked, 1. "The streaky west." Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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