In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
tom, tomcat
(noun) male cat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tomcat (plural tomcats)
A tom, a male cat.
tomcat (third-person singular simple present tomcats, present participle tomcatting, simple past and past participle tomcatted)
To prowl for sexual gratification.
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Source: Wiktionary
Tom"cat`, n. Etym: [Tom (see Tomboy) + cat.]
Definition: A male cat, especially when full grown or of large size.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 February 2025
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.