In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HAWMING
Verb
hawming
present participle of hawm
Source: Wiktionary
HAWM
Hawm, n.
Definition: See Haulm, straw.
Hawm, v. i. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: To lounge; to loiter. [Prov. Eng.] Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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