In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
stroam (third-person singular simple present stroams, present participle stroaming, simple past and past participle stroamed)
(UK, dialect, obsolete) To wander about idly and vacantly.
(UK, dialect, obsolete) To take long strides in walking.
• Mastro, Mostar, Mostra, Stroma, stroma, to arms, tormas
Source: Wiktionary
Stroam, v. i. Etym: [Prov. E. strome to walk with long strides.]
1. To wander about idly and vacantly. [Obs.]
2. To take long strides in walking. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.