In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CHORED
Verb
chored
simple past tense and past participle of chore
Anagrams
• ochred
Source: Wiktionary
CHORE
Chore, n. Etym: [The same word as char work done by the day.]
Definition: A small job; in the pl., the regular or daily light work of a household or farm, either within or without doors. [U. S.]
Chore, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chored; p. pr. & vb. n. Choring.]
Definition: To do chores. [U. S.]
Chore, n.
Definition: A choir or chorus. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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