In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HEADSHAKE
headshake, headshaking
(noun) the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement; “I could tell from their headshakes that they didn’t believe me”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
headshake (plural headshakes)
A shake of the head.
Source: Wiktionary
Head`shake`, n.
Definition: A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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