In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ABUTTALS
Noun
abuttals
plural of abuttal
Noun
abuttals pl (plural only)
The boundaries of lands with respect to adjacent lands; buttals. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
ABUTTAL
A*but"tal, n.
Definition: The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; a headland. Spelman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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