In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BRACK
Etymology 1
Noun
brack (uncountable)
(obsolete) Salty or brackish water.
Etymology 2
Noun
brack (plural bracks)
An opening caused by the parting of a solid body; a crack or breach.
A flaw in cloth.
Etymology 3
Shortening.
Noun
brack (countable and uncountable, plural bracks)
Barmbrack.
Proper noun
Brack (plural Bracks)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brack is the 9108th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3588 individuals. Brack is most common among White (84.34%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Brack, n. Etym: [Cf.D. braak, Dan. bræk, a breaking, Sw. & Isel. brak a crackling, creaking. Cf. Breach.]
Definition: An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or breach; a flaw. Stain or brack in her sweet reputation. J. Fletcher.
Brack, n. Etym: [D. brak, adj., salt; cf. LG. wrak refuse, G. brack.]
Definition: Salt or brackish water. [Obs.] Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GROIN
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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