In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MUMS
Noun
mums
plural of mum
Anagrams
• MMUs, umms
Source: Wiktionary
MUM
Mum, a. Etym: [Of imitative origin. Cf. Mumble.]
Definition: Silent; not speaking. Thackeray. The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. Shak.
Mum, interj.
Definition: Be silent! Hush! Mum, then, and no more. Shak.
Mum, n.
Definition: Silence. [R.] Hudibras.
Mum, n. Etym: [G. mummere, fr. Christian Mumme, who first brewed it in 1492.]
Definition: A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. Addison. The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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