In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EMBALES
Verb
embales
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embale
Source: Wiktionary
EMBALE
Em*bale", v. t. Etym: [F. emballer; pref. em- (L. in) + balle bale. See 1st Bale.] [Obs.]
1. To make up into a bale or pack. Johnson.
2. To bind up; to inclose. Legs . . . embaled in golden buskins. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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