In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DITTED
Verb
ditted
simple past tense and past participle of dit
Source: Wiktionary
DIT
Dit, n. Etym: [Ditty.]
1. A word; a decree. [Obs.]
2. A ditty; a song. [Obs.]
Dit, v. t. Etym: [AS. dyttan, akin to Icel. ditta.]
Definition: To close up. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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