In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HUMPS
Noun
humps
plural of hump
Verb
humps
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hump
Anagrams
• shmup, sumph
Source: Wiktionary
HUMP
Hump, n. Etym: [Cf. D. homp a lump, LG. hump heap, hill, stump, possibly akin to E. heap. Cf. Hunch.]
1. A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as a camel or whale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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