In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HISTS
Noun
hists
plural of hist
Anagrams
• shist, shits, siths, this's
Source: Wiktionary
HIST
Hist, interj. Etym: [Cf. Dan. hys. Hush, Whist.]
Definition: Hush; be silent; -- a signal for silence. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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