In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BETRIMMED
Verb
betrimmed
simple past tense and past participle of betrim
Source: Wiktionary
BETRIM
Be*trim", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betrimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Betrimming.]
Definition: To set in order; to adorn; to deck, to embellish; to trim. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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