In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LAVOLT
Noun
lavolt (plural lavolts)
Alternative form of lavolta
I cannot sing, nor heel the high lavolt, nor sweeten talk, nor play at subtle games.
Source: Wiktionary
La*volt", La*vol"ta, n. Etym: [It.la volta the turn, turning, whirl. Cf. Volt of a horse, Volta.]
Definition: An old dance, for two persons, being a kind of waltz, in which the woman made a high spring or bound. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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