In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NIDGET
Etymology
Noun
nidget (plural nidgets)
(obsolete) A fool or idiot; a coward.
Anagrams
• tinged
Source: Wiktionary
Nidg"et, n. [Written also nigget, nigeot.] Etym: [Cf. F. nigaud a boody, fool, OF. niger to play the fool.]
Definition: A fool; an idiot, a coward. [Obs.] Camden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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