In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TOSSILY
Etymology
Adverb
tossily (comparative more tossily, superlative most tossily)
In a tossy manner.
Anagrams
• tylosis
Source: Wiktionary
Toss"i*ly, adv.
Definition: In a tossy manner. [R.]
TOSSY
Toss"y, a.
Definition: Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud; contemptuous; scornful; affectedly indifferent; as, a tossy commonplace. [R.] C. Kingsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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