In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WRIGGLER
wiggler, wriggler
(noun) larva of a mosquito
wiggler, wriggler, squirmer
(noun) one who can’t stay still (especially a child); “the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wriggler (plural wrigglers)
Anything that wriggles.
The larva of a mosquito.
A cunning or tricky person; a dodger.
Synonyms
• wiggler
Source: Wiktionary
Wrig"gler, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, wriggles. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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