In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CREVASSING
Verb
crevassing
present participle of crevasse
Source: Wiktionary
CREVASSE
Cre`vasse" (kr`vs"), n. Etym: [F. See Crevice.]
1. A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is divided.
2. A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi. [U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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