In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EXTILL
Ex*till", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Extilled(); p. pr. & vb. n. Extilling.] Etym: [L. extillare, exstillare; ex out + stillare to drop, stilla drop.]
Definition: To drop or distill. [Obs.] Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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