In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ASSOILING
Verb
assoiling
present participle of assoil
Source: Wiktionary
ASSOIL
As*soil", v. t. Etym: [OF. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, F. absoudre, L. absolvere. See Absolve.]
1. To set free; to release. [Archaic] Till from her hands the spright assoiled is. Spenser.
2. To solve; to clear up. [Obs.] Any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle. Bp. Jewel.
3. To set free from guilt; to absolve. [Archaic] Acquitted and assoiled from the guilt. Dr. H. More. Many persons think themselves fairly assoiled, because they are . . . not of scandalous lives. Jer. Taylor.
4. To expiate; to atone for. [Archaic] Spenser. Let each act assoil a fault. E. Arnold.
5. To remove; to put off. [Obs.] She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite assoil. Spenser.
As*soil", v. t. Etym: [Pref. ad- + soil.]
Definition: To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] Beau. & Fl. Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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