In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FAINTISH
Etymology
Adjective
faintish (comparative more faintish, superlative most faintish)
Somewhat faint.
Anagrams
• Fithians, antifish
Source: Wiktionary
Faint"ish, a.
Definition: Slightly faint; somewhat faint.
– Faint"ish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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