In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ASTERISKING
Verb
asterisking
present participle of asterisk
Source: Wiktionary
ASTERISK
As"ter*isk, n. Etym: [L. asteriscus, Gr. Aster.]
Definition: The figure of a star, thus,
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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