In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
KIPES
Noun
kipes
plural of kipe
Verb
kipes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kipe
Anagrams
• Sipek, Spike, kepis, pikes, spike
Source: Wiktionary
KIPE
Kipe, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. kipen to catch, Icel. kippa to pull, snatch. Cf. Kipper.]
Definition: An osier basket used for catching fish. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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