In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
APPLEJOHN
Ap"ple-john`, n..
Definition: A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; -- called also Johnapple. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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