In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COTEAU
Etymology
Noun
coteau (plural coteaus or coteaux)
(US, Canada) A hilly upland including the divide between two valleys.
(US, Canada) The side of a valley.
Anagrams
• ace out
Source: Wiktionary
Co`teau", n.; pl. Coteaux (#). [F., a hill.] [Canada & U. S.]
1. A hilly upland including the divide between two valleys; a divide.
2. The side of a valley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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