In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MUSCOVADOS
Noun
muscovados
plural of muscovado
Source: Wiktionary
MUSCOVADO
Mus`co*va"do, a. Etym: [Corrupted fr. Sp. mascabado; cf. Pg. mascavado, F. moscouade, n., formerly also mascovade, It. mascavato.]
Definition: Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it dark colored and moist.
Mus`co*va"do, n.
Definition: Unrefined or raw sugar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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