In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEBURR
Etymology
Verb
deburr (third-person singular simple present deburrs, present participle deburring, simple past and past participle deburred)
(transitive) to remove burrs from a workpiece
(transitive) To remove debris from raw wool
Anagrams
• burred
Source: Wiktionary
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