In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FODDERED
Verb
foddered
simple past tense and past participle of fodder
Source: Wiktionary
FODDER
Fod"der, n. Etym: [See 1st Fother.]
Definition: A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly sold, in England, varying from 19 [Obs.]
Fod"der, n. Etym: [AS. fdder, fddor, fodder (also sheath case), fr. fda food; akin to D. voeder, OHG. fuotar, G. futter, Icel. fr, Sw. & Dan. foder. sq. root75. See Food Land cf. Forage, Fur.]
Definition: That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
Fod"der, v.t. [imp.& p.p. Foddered (-drd); p. pr. & vb. n. Foddering.]
Definition: To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.;to furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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