In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CACKS
Etymology 1
Verb
cacks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cack
Etymology 2
Noun
cacks pl (plural only)
(Ireland) Trousers
(Bristol) Underpants
Source: Wiktionary
CACK
Cack, v. i. Etym: [OE. cakken, fr. L. cacare; akin to Gr. cac.]
Definition: To ease the body by stool; to go to stool. Pope.
CACK
Cack, v. i. Etym: [OE. cakken, fr. L. cacare; akin to Gr. cac.]
Definition: To ease the body by stool; to go to stool. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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