In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HALMAS
Etymology
Noun
halmas (plural halmases)
The feast of All Saints' Day.
Anagrams
• Haslam, almahs, amlahs, hamals, mahals, shamal, shamla
Source: Wiktionary
Ha`li"mas, Hal"mas, a. Etym: [See Hallowmas.]
Definition: The feast of All Saints; Hallowmas. [Obs.]
HALMA
Hal"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Greek Antiq.)
Definition: The long jump, with weights in the hands, -- the most important of the exercises of the Pentathlon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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