In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
leat (plural leats)
an artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct, but especially a millrace
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Source: Wiktionary
Leat, n. Etym: [Cf. Lead to conduct.]
Definition: An artificial water trench, esp. one to or from a mill. C. Kingsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.