In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DUNGHILL
dunghill, midden, muckheap, muckhill
(noun) a heap of dung or refuse
dunghill
(noun) a foul or degraded condition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dunghill (plural dunghills)
A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.
Synonyms: muckheap, dungheap
(figurative, derogatory) Any wretchedly mean, dirty or loathsome place, situation or condition.
Source: Wiktionary
Dung"hill`, n.
1. A heap of dung.
2. Any mean situation or condition; a vile abode. He . . . lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill. 1. Sam. ii. 8. Dunghill fowl, a domestic fowl of common breed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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