In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HABERDINE
Etymology
Noun
haberdine (plural haberdines)
A cod salted and dried.
Anagrams
• Hebridean
Source: Wiktionary
Hab"er*dine", n. Etym: [D. abberdaan, labberdaan; or a French form, cf. OF. habordeau, from the name of a Basque district, cf. F. Labourd, adj. Labourdin. The l was misunderstood as the French article.]
Definition: A cod salted and dried. Ainsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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