In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FLACKERED
Verb
flackered
simple past tense and past participle of flacker
Source: Wiktionary
FLACKER
Flack"er, v. i. Etym: [OE. flakeren, fr. flacken to move quickly to and fro; cf. icel. flakka to rove about, AS. flacor fluttering, flying, G. flackern to flare, flicker.]
Definition: To flutter, as a bird. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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