In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ENTOIL
Etymology
Verb
entoil (third-person singular simple present entoils, present participle entoiling, simple past and past participle entoiled)
To capture with toils or nets; to ensnare.
Anagrams
• Lo-t'ien, etolin, lionet, lone it
Source: Wiktionary
En*toil", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entoiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Entoiling.]
Definition: To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. [R.] Entoiled in woofed phantasies. Keats.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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