In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Be*clap, v. t. Etym: [OE. biclappen.]
Definition: To catch; to grasp; to insnare. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.