In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MUCKENDERS
Noun
muckenders
plural of muckender
Source: Wiktionary
MUCKENDER
Muck"en*der, n. Etym: [Sp. mocador. Cf. Mokadour.]
Definition: A handkerchief. [Obs.] [Written also muckinder, muckiter, mockadour.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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