In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CHANTEY
chantey, chanty, sea chantey, shanty
(noun) a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
chantey (plural chanteys)
Alternative form of shanty (sailor's song).
Source: Wiktionary
Chant"ey, n. [Cf. F. chanter to sing, and Chant. n.]
Definition: A sailor's song.
May we lift a deep-sea chantey such as seamen use at sea Kipling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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