In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ICICLE
icicle
(noun) ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
icicle (plural icicles)
A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
Anagrams
• cilice
Source: Wiktionary
I"ci*cle, n. Etym: [OE. isikel, AS. isgicel; is ice + gicel icicle; akin to Icel. jökull; cf. Gael. eigh ice, Ir. aigh.]
Definition: A pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a house.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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