In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HAWKERS
Noun
hawkers
plural of hawker
Anagrams
• Hawsker, Kershaw
Source: Wiktionary
HAWKER
Hawk"er, n.
Definition: One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a peddler or a packman.
Hawk"er, v. i.
Definition: To sell goods by outcry in the street. [Obs.] Hudibras.
Hawk"er, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. hafecere. See 1st Hawk.]
Definition: A falconer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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