In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WIGGLE
wiggle, wriggle, squirm
(noun) the act of wiggling
jiggle, joggle, wiggle
(verb) move to and fro; “Don’t jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
wiggle (third-person singular simple present wiggles, present participle wiggling, simple past and past participle wiggled)
(transitive, intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle.
Noun
wiggle (plural wiggles)
A rapid movement in alternating opposite directions, not necessarily regular.
(figurative) An alternating state or characteristic.
(in the plural) See wiggles.
Source: Wiktionary
Wig"gle, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. Wag, v. t., Waggle.]
Definition: To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, the dog wiggles his tail; the tadpole wiggles in the water. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
Wig"gle, n.
Definition: Act of wiggling; a wriggle. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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