In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
fleshpots
plural of fleshpot
Source: Wiktionary
Flesh"pot`, n.
Definition: A pot or vessel in which flesh is cooked; hence (pl.),
Definition: plenty; high living. In the land of Egypt . . . we sat by the fleshpots, and . . . did eat bread to the full. Ex. xvi. 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.