In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MUMMS
Verb
mumms
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mumm
Source: Wiktionary
MUMM
Mumm, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Mumming.] Etym: [D. mimmen to mask, mom a mask; akin to G. mumme disguise; prob. of imitative origin, and akin to E. mum, mumble, in allusion to the indistinctness of speech occasioned by talking from behind a mask. Cf. Mumble, Mummery.]
Definition: To sport or make diversion in a mask or disguise; to mask. With mumming and with masking all around. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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