In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INTERDASHING
Verb
interdashing
present participle of interdash
Source: Wiktionary
INTERDASH
In`ter*dash", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interdashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Interdashing.]
Definition: To dash between or among; to intersperse. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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