In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BIRLED
Verb
birled
simple past tense and past participle of birl
Anagrams
• bridle
Source: Wiktionary
BIRL
Birl, v. t. & i.
Definition: To revolve or cause to revolve; to spin. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Birl, v. t. & i. Etym: [AS. byrlian.
Definition: To pour (beer or wine); to ply with drink; to drink; to carouse. [Obs. or Dial.] Skelton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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