In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INTENIBLE
Etymology
Adjective
intenible (comparative more intenible, superlative most intenible)
(obsolete) Incapable of holding or containing.
Source: Wiktionary
In*ten"i*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + L. tenere to hold: cf. L. intenibilis not to be grasped. Cf. Intenable.]
Definition: Incapable of holding or containing. [Obs.] This captious and intenible sieve. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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