In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HERLING
Etymology
Noun
herling (plural herlings)
(UK, dialect) The young of the sea trout.
Anagrams
• ghrelin
Source: Wiktionary
Her"ling, Hir"ling (, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The young of the sea trout. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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