In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EUPHROE
Etymology
Noun
euphroe (plural euphroes)
(nautical) A long wooden slat, with holes for cords, that holds up an awning.
Source: Wiktionary
Eu"phroe, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up. [Written also uphroe and uvrou.] Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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