In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FULLERY
Noun
fullery (plural fulleries)
A place built for the process of fulling wool in cloth-making. Usually refers to a period in history before the process was carried out at a mill.
A workshop for the cleaning clothes, particularly in Ancient Roman times.
Synonyms
• fulling mill
Source: Wiktionary
Full"er*y, n.; pl. Fulleries (.
Definition: The place or the works where the fulling of cloth is carried on.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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