In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MOTT
Mott, Lucretia Coffin Mott
(noun) United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
mott (plural motts)
(US, chiefly Texas) A copse or small grove of trees, especially live oak or elm. [from 19th c.]
Etymology 2
Noun
mott (plural motts)
Alternative spelling of mot
Proper noun
Mott
A surname.
A ghost town in Missouri.
A small city, the county seat of Hettinger County, North Dakota, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
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