In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HUCKLES
Noun
huckles
plural of huckle
Anagrams
• Kuschel, shuckle
Source: Wiktionary
HUCKLE
Huc"kle, n. Etym: [Perh. dim. of Prov. E. hucka hook, and so named from its round shape. See Hook.]
1. The hip; the haunch.
2. A bunch or part projecting like the hip. Huckle bone. (a) The hip bone; the innominate bone. (b) A small bone of the ankle; astragalus. [R.] Udall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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