In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BILLINGSGATES
Noun
billingsgates
plural of billingsgate
Source: Wiktionary
BILLINGSGATE
Bil"lings*gate`, n.
1. A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for fish and foul language.
2. Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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