In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STRUTS
Noun
struts
plural of strut
Verb
struts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strut
Anagrams
• sturts, trusts
Source: Wiktionary
STRUT
Strut, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Strutting.] Etym: [OE. struten, strouten, to swell; akin to G. strozen to be swelled, to be puffed up, to strut, Dan. strutte.]
1. To swell; to bulge out. [R.] The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden.
2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity. Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his gait Shak.
Strut, n. Etym: [For senses 2 & 3 cf. LG. strutt rigid.]
1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust. of Frame, and Roof.
3. (Engin.)
Definition: Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay, and tie.
Strut, v. t.
Definition: To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.
Strut, a.
Definition: Protuberant. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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