In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TUT
tsk, tut, tut-tut
(verb) utter ‘tsk,’ ‘tut,’ or ‘tut-tut,’ as in disapproval
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Tut
(informal) Nickname for Tutankhamon.
Anagrams
• Utt
Etymology 1
Imitative.
Interjection
tut
Tut tut; an expression of disapproval.
Hush; be silent.
Synonyms
• (expression of disapproval): See Thesaurus:tut tut
Verb
tut (third-person singular simple present tuts, present participle tutting, simple past and past participle tutted)
To make a tut tut sound of disapproval.
Etymology 2
Noun
tut (plural tuts)
(Internet slang) A tutorial.
Etymology 3
Noun
tut (plural tuts)
An imperial ensign consisting of a golden globe with a cross on it.
(UK, obsolete, dialect) A hassock.
Etymology 4
Noun
tut (plural tuts)
(obsolete) A piece of work.
Verb
tut (third-person singular simple present tuts, present participle tutting, simple past and past participle tutted)
(obsolete) To work by the piece; to carry out tut-work.
Anagrams
• Utt
Source: Wiktionary
Tut.
Definition: Be still; hush; -- an exclamation used for checking or rebuking.
Tut, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. tut a point, pipe, tube, Dan. tut a cornet.]
1. An imperial ensign consisting of a golden globe with a cross on it.
2. A hassock. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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