In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FURTHERSOME
Etymology
Adjective
furthersome (comparative more furthersome, superlative most furthersome)
Tending to further, advance, or promote; helpful; advantageous.
Antonyms
• hindersome
Source: Wiktionary
Fur"ther*some, a.
Definition: Tending to further, advance, or promote; helpful; advantageous. [R.] You will not find it furthersome. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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