In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BIRRED
Verb
birred
simple past tense and past participle of birr
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BIRR
Birr, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Birred; p. pr. & vb. n. Birring.] Etym: [Cf. OE. bur, bir, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel. byrr wind. Perh. imitative.]
Definition: To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in motion.
Birr, n.
1. A whirring sound, as of a spinning wheel.
2. A rush or impetus; force.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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