In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MACKINAWS
Noun
mackinaws
plural of mackinaw
Source: Wiktionary
MACKINAW
Mack"i*naw blan"ket, Mack"i*naw.Etym: [From Mackinac,the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians.]
Definition: A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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