In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COURTCUPBOARD
Court"-cup`board (-kb`brd), n.
Definition: A movable sideboard or buffet, on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on special ocasions. [Obs.] A way with the joint stools, remove the court-cupboard, look to the plate. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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