In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEWDROP
dewdrop
(noun) a drop of dew
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dewdrop (plural dewdrops)
A droplet of water formed as dew.
Hypernym: drop
(baseball, slang, dated, 1800s) A slow pitch.
Source: Wiktionary
Dew"drop`, n.
Definition: A drop of dew. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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