In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CUBBY
cubby, cubbyhole, snuggery, snug
(noun) a small secluded room
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cubby (plural cubbies)
A small, confined space.
In a school classroom, a cell of a shelf for students to place belongings in.
Source: Wiktionary
Cub"by (kb"b), Cub"by*hole` (-hl`), n. Etym: [See Cub a stall.]
Definition: A snug or confined place.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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