In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CRUSTATION
Etymology
Noun
crustation (plural crustations)
An adherent crust; an incrustation
Anagrams
• curtations, ructations, scrutation
Source: Wiktionary
Crus*ta"tion (krs-t"shn), n.
Definition: An adherent crust; an incrustation. Pepys.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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