In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COKING
Verb
coking
present participle of coke
Noun
coking (uncountable)
The manufacture of coke via the destructive distillation of coal
Source: Wiktionary
COKE
Coke, n. Etym: [Perh. akin to cake, n.]
Definition: Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where [Written also coak.] Gas coke, the coke formed in gas retorts, as distinguished from that made in ovens.
Coke, v. t.
Definition: To convert into coke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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