In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
JERQUING
Etymology
Noun
jerquing (uncountable)
(UK, archaic) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.
Source: Wiktionary
Jer"quing, n.
Definition: The searching of a ship for unentered goods. [Eng.] [Written also jerguer.]
Jer"quing, n.
Definition: The searching of a ship for unentered goods. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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