In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TAFFY
taffy
(noun) chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
taffy (countable and uncountable, plural taffies)
(US) A soft, chewy candy made from boiled molasses or brown sugar.
(informal) Flattery.
Usage notes
• Taffy is similar to toffee, which is a hard candy, but taffy is a soft candy.
Etymology
Noun
Taffy (plural Taffys or Taffies)
(slang, sometimes, pejorative) A Welshman.
Source: Wiktionary
Taf"fy, n. Etym: [Prov. E. taffy toffy.]
1. A kind of candy made of molasses or brown sugar boiled down and poured out in shallow pans. [Written also, in England, toffy.]
2. Flattery; soft phrases. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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