In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HOPSACK
hopsacking, hopsack
(noun) a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hopsack (countable and uncountable, plural hopsacks)
(countable) A hemp sack used for holding hops.
(uncountable) A coarse, loosely-woven clothing fabric.
Source: Wiktionary
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