In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GAWKS
Verb
gawks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gawk
Source: Wiktionary
GAWK
Gawk, n. Etym: [OE. gok, gowk, cuckoo, fool, Icel. gaukr cuckoo; akin to OHG. gouh, G. gauch cuckoo, fool, AS. géac cuckoo, Sw. gök, Dan. giög]
1. A cuckoo. Johnson.
2. A simpleton; a booby; a gawky. Carlyle.
Gawk, v. i.
Definition: To act like a gawky.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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