In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GAMMER
Etymology
Noun
gammer (plural gammers)
(obsolete) An old woman.
Coordinate terms
• gaffer
Anagrams
• -gramme, gramme
Source: Wiktionary
Gam"mer, n. Etym: [Possibly contr. fr. godmother; but prob. fr. grammer for grandmother. Cf. Gaffer.]
Definition: An old wife; an old woman; -- correlative of gaffer, an old man.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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