In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FASHING
Verb
fashing
present participle of fash
Source: Wiktionary
FASH
Fash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fashing.] Etym: [OF. faschier, F. f, to anger, vex; cf. Pr. fasticar, fastigar, fr. L. fastidium dilike. See Fastidious.]
Definition: To vex; to tease; to trouble. [Scot.]
Fash, n.
Definition: Vexation; anxiety; care. [Scot.] Without further fash on my part. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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