In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BEDASHING
Verb
bedashing
present participle of bedash
Source: Wiktionary
BEDASH
Be*dash", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedashed (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedashing.]
Definition: To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon; to bespatter. "Trees bedashed with rain." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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