In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DOSSERS
Noun
dossers
plural of dosser
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Source: Wiktionary
DOSSER
Dos"ser, n. Etym: [LL. dosserum, or F.dossier bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum back. See Dorsal, and cf. Dosel.] [Written also dorser and dorsel.]
1. A pannier, or basket. To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers. Beau. & Fl.
2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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