In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ATTERCOP
Etymology
Noun
attercop (plural attercops)
(obsolete, except in dialects) A spider.
(obsolete, except in dialects) A peevish or ill-natured person.
Anagrams
• capretto, catopter
Source: Wiktionary
At"ter*cop, n. Etym: [AS. attercoppa a spider; ætter poison + coppa head, cup.]
1. A spider. [Obs.]
2. A peevish, ill-natured person. [North of Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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