In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GOFFING
Noun
goffing (uncountable)
Archaic form of golfing.
Source: Wiktionary
GOFF
Goff, n. Etym: [Cf. F. goffe ill-made, awkward, It. goffo, Sp. gofo, Prov. G. goff a blockhead, Gr.
Definition: A silly clown. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Goff, n.
Definition: A game. See Golf. [Scot.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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