In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HEARTBURNINGS
Noun
heartburnings
plural of heartburning
Source: Wiktionary
HEARTBURNING
Heart"burn`ing, a.
Definition: Causing discontent.
Heart"burn`ing, n.
1. (Med.)
Definition: Same as Heartburn.
2. Discontent; secret enmity. Swift. The transaction did not fail to leave heartburnings. Palfrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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