In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MISLUCK
Etymology
Noun
misluck (uncountable)
Ill luck; misfortune.
Verb
misluck (third-person singular simple present mislucks, present participle mislucking, simple past and past participle mislucked)
(intransitive) To meet with ill luck; miscarry.
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*luck", n.
Definition: Ill luck; misfortune.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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