In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HANDBALLS
Noun
handballs
plural of handball
Source: Wiktionary
HANDBALL
Hand"ball`, n.
1. A ball for throwing or using with the hand.
2. A game played with such a ball, as by players striking it to and fro between them with the hands, or alternately against a wall, until one side or the other fails to return the ball.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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