In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
KISTED
Verb
kisted
simple past tense and past participle of kist
Anagrams
• skited
Source: Wiktionary
KIST
Kist, n. Etym: [See Chest.]
Definition: A chest; hence, a coffin. [Scot. & Prov. End.] Jamieson. Halliwell.
Kist, n. Etym: [Ar. gist.]
Definition: A stated payment, especially a payment of rent for land; hence, the time for such payment. [India]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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