In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
tullibee (plural tullibees)
A whitefish (Coregonus artedi tullibee, formerly Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America.
• cisco
• mongrel whitefish
Source: Wiktionary
Tul"li*bee, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A whitefish (Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America; -- called also mongrel whitefish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.