In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DANKS
Verb
danks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dank
Noun
danks
plural of dank
Anagrams
• Dansk
Source: Wiktionary
DANK
Dank, a. Etym: [Cf. dial, Sw. dank a moist place in a field, Icel. dökk pit, pool; possibly akin to E. damp or to daggle dew.]
Definition: Damp; moist; humid; wet. Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire. Milton. Cheerless watches on the cold, dank ground. Trench.
Dank, n.
Definition: Moisture; humidity; water. [Obs.]
Dank, n.
Definition: A small silver coin current in Persia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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