In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NOMBLES
Noun
nombles pl (plural only)
Alternative form of numbles
Source: Wiktionary
Nom"bles, n. pl. Etym: [F. nombles, fr. L. lumbulus, dim. of lumbus a loin. Cf. Numbles, Umbles, Humbles.]
Definition: The entrails of a deer; the umbles. [Written also numbles.] Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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