In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COUNTERDRAW
Etymology
Verb
counterdraw (third-person singular simple present counterdraws, present participle counterdrawing, simple past counterdrew, past participle counterdrawn)
(archaic) To trace (draw by copying).
Source: Wiktionary
Coun`ter*draw" (koun`tr-dr"), v. t. [imp. Counterdrew (-dr"); p. p. Counterdrawn (-drn"); p. pr. & vb. n. Counterdrawing.]
Definition: To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a pencil on oiled paper, or other transparent substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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