In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MUNCH
munch
(noun) a large bite; “he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich”
Munch, Edvard Munch
(noun) Norwegian painter (1863-1944)
crunch, munch
(verb) chew noisily; “The children crunched the celery sticks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
munch (third-person singular simple present munches, present participle munching, simple past and past participle munched)
To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed — often used with on.
To eat vigorously or with excitement.
Noun
munch (plural munches)
A location or restaurant where good eating can be expected.
• Sally is having a breakfast munch at her place!
(colloquial) An act of eating.
(uncountable, slang) food.
(BDSM) A casual meeting for those interested in BDSM, usually at a restaurant. See Munch (BDSM).
Proper noun
Munch (plural Munches)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Munch is the 14299th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2093 individuals. Munch is most common among White (94.6%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Munch, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Munched; p. pr. & vb. n. Munching.] Etym: [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to eat (cf. Mange), and mâcher to cher (cf. Masticate). See Mumble.]
Definition: To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls. [Formerly written also maunch and mounch.] I could munch your good dry oats. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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