In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HASSOCK
hassock
(noun) a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)
ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock
(noun) thick cushion used as a seat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hassock (plural hassocks)
A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. [from 10th c.]
A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. [from 16th c.]
A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.
Anagrams
• Hosacks, shackos
Source: Wiktionary
Has"sock, n. Etym: [Scot. hassock, hassik, a besom, anything bushy, a large, round turf used as a seat, OE. hassok sedgy ground, W. hesgog sedgy, hesg sedge, rushes; cf. Ir. seisg, and E. sedge.]
1. A rank tuft of bog grass; a tussock. Forby.
2. A small stuffed cushion or footstool, for kneeling on in church, or for home use. And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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