In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HYPS
Noun
hyps
plural of hyp
Anagrams
• syph
Proper noun
HYPS
Initialism of Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Stanford.
Anagrams
• syph
Source: Wiktionary
HYP
Hyp, n.
Definition: An abbreviation of hypochonaria; -- usually in plural. [Colloq.] Heaven send thou hast not got the hyps. Swift.
Hyp, v. t.
Definition: To make melancholy. [Colloq.] W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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