In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
gammoner (plural gammoners)
(slang, archaic) A thief's accomplice who distracts the victim while the thief steals.
Source: Wiktionary
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.