In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HAYBOTE
Hay"bote`, n. Etym: [See Hay hedge, and Bote, and cf. Hedgebote.] (Eng. Law.)
Definition: An allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing his hedges or fences; hedgebote. See Bote. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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