In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HARKING
Verb
harking
present participle of hark
Noun
harking (plural harkings)
The act of harking back; a reversion or return.
Source: Wiktionary
HARK
Hark, v. i. Etym: [OE. herken. See Hearken.]
Definition: To listen; to hearken. [Now rare, except in the imperative form used as an interjection, Hark! listen.] Hudibras. Hark away! Hark back! Hark forward! (Sporting), cries used to incite and guide hounds in hunting.
– To hark back, to go back for a fresh start, as when one has wandered from his direct course, or made a digression. He must have overshot the mark, and must hark back. Haggard. He harked back to the subject. W. E. Norris.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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