In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ECOSSAISE
e`cos`saise", n. Etym: [F.] (Mus.)
Definition: A dancing tune in the Scotch style.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
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