In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EMMEWS
Verb
emmews
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emmew
Source: Wiktionary
EMMEW
Em*mew", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + mew. Cf. Immew.]
Definition: To mew or coop up. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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