In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ETTLED
Verb
ettled
simple past tense and past participle of ettle
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Source: Wiktionary
ETTLE
Et"tle, v. t. Etym: [Perh. the same word as addle to earn; bur cf. OE. atlien, etlien, to intend, prepare, Icel. ætla to think, suppose, mean.]
Definition: To earn. [Obs.] See Addle, to earn. Boucher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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