In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EFTSOONS
Etymology
Adverb
eftsoons (not comparable)
(obsolete) Once again; another time. [11th-17th c.]
(now, archaic) Soon after, presently. [from 13th c.]
Anagrams
• festoons, softnose
Source: Wiktionary
Eft*soon", Eft*soons", adv. Etym: [OE. eftsone, eftsones; AS. eft + s soon. See Eft, and Soon.]
Definition: Again; anew; a second time; at once; speedily. [Archaic] And, if he fall from his capel [horse] eftsone. Chaucer. The champion stout eftsoons dismounted. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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