In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CRUETS
Noun
cruets
plural of cruet
Anagrams
• Crutes, Curets, Custer, cruset, curest, curets, eructs, rectus, recuts, truces
Source: Wiktionary
CRUET
Cru"et, n. Etym: [Anglo-French cruet, a dim. from OF. crue, cruie; of German or Celtic origin, and akin to E. crock an earthen vessel.]
1. A bottle or vessel; esp., aviai or small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table; a caster. Swift.
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: A vessel used to hold wine, oil, or water for the service of the altar. Cruet stand, a frame for holding cruets; a caster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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