In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DRAMSHOPS
Noun
dramshops
plural of dramshop
Source: Wiktionary
DRAMSHOP
Dram"shop`, n.
Definition: A shop or barroom where spirits are sold by the dram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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