In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EMBAYING
Verb
embaying
present participle of embay
Source: Wiktionary
EMBAY
Em*bay", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- + bay to bathe.]
Definition: To bathe; to soothe or lull as by bathing. [Obs.] Spenser.
Em*bay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Embaying.] Etym: [Pref. em- + 1st bay.]
Definition: To shut in, or shelter, as in a bay. If that the Turkish fleet Be not ensheltered and embayed, they are drowned. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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