In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BAXTER
Etymology
Proper noun
Baxter
An occupational surname originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.
A male given name from surnames.
Etymology
Noun
baxter (plural baxters)
(obsolete, UK, Scotland) A baker; originally, a female baker.
Source: Wiktionary
Bax"ter, n. Etym: [OE. bakestre, bakistre, AS. bæcestre, prop. fem. of bæcere baker. See Baker.]
Definition: A baker; originally, a female baker. [Old Eng. & Scotch]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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