In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
whort (plural whorts)
(botany) The whortleberry, or bilberry.
• -worth, Worth, throw, worth, wroth
Source: Wiktionary
Whort, n. Etym: [See Whortleberry.] (Bot.)
Definition: The whortleberry, or bilberry. See Whortleberry (a).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.