In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SWEENY
Proper noun
Sweeny (plural Sweenys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sweeny is the 12362nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2515 individuals. Sweeny is most common among White (89.34%) individuals.
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• weensy
Noun
sweeny (uncountable)
An atrophy of the muscles, especially of the shoulder, in horses.
Anagrams
• weensy
Source: Wiktionary
Swee"ny, n. (Far.)
Definition: An atrophy of the muscles of the shoulder in horses; also, atrophy of any muscle in horses. [Written also swinney.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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