In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNCO
unusually, remarkably, unco, notably
(adverb) to a remarkable degree or extent; “she was unusually tall”; “Notably missing from the network’s fall line-up are any half-hour scripted comedies”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
unco (comparative more unco, superlative most unco)
Strange, weird.
Adverb
unco (not comparable)
(Scotland, northern UK) Very.
Etymology 2
Adjective
unco (comparative more unco, superlative most unco)
(slang, New Zealand, Australia) Uncoordinated.
Anagrams
• Ucon, coun
Source: Wiktionary
Un"co, a. Etym: [Scot. The same word as E. uncouth.]
Definition: Unknown; strange, or foreign; unusual, or surprising; distant in manner; reserved. [Scot.]
Un"co, adv.
Definition: In a high degree; to a great extent; greatly; very. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Un"co, n.
Definition: A strange thing or person. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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