In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
KITTLED
Verb
kittled
simple past tense and past participle of kittle
Source: Wiktionary
KITTLE
Kit"tle, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Kit a kitten.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Kit"tle, v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. citelian; akin to D. kittelen, G. kitzeln, Icel. kitla, Sw. kittla, kittsla, Dan. kildre. Cf. Tickle.]
Definition: To tickle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also kittel.] Halliwell. Jamieson.
Kit"tle, a.
Definition: Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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