In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DOGVANE
Etymology
Noun
dogvane (plural dogvanes)
(nautical) A small vane of bunting, feathers, or other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind.
(obsolete, nautical) A cockade worn on a hat (worn in the British Navy in the 18th and 19th centuries)
Source: Wiktionary
Dog"vane`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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