In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DINGDONGING
Verb
dingdonging
present participle of dingdong
Source: Wiktionary
DINGDONG
Ding"dong`, n. Etym: [See Ding.]
1. The sound of, or as of, repeated strokes on a metallic body, as a bell; a repeated and monotonous sound.
2. (Horol.)
Definition: An attachment to a clock by which the quarter hours are struck upon bells of different tones.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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