In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HALS
Hals, Frans Hals
(noun) Dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits with vitality and humor (1580?-1666)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Hals, n. Etym: [AS. heals; akin to D., G., & Goth. hals. See Collar.]
Definition: The neck or throat. [Obs.] Do me hangen by the hals. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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