In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GASCONADER
Etymology
Noun
gasconader (plural gasconaders)
A great boaster; a blusterer.
Source: Wiktionary
Gas`con*ad"er, n.
Definition: A great boaster; a blusterer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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