In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FITCHES
Proper noun
Fitches
plural of Fitch
Noun
fitches
plural of fitch
Source: Wiktionary
FITCH
Fitch (; 224), n.; pl. Fitches. Etym: [See Vetch.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A vetch. [Obs.]
2. pl. (Bot.)
Definition: A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of Nigella sativa, still used as a flavoring in the East. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt.
Fitch, n. Etym: [Contr. of fitched.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European polecat; also, its fur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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