In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NOTCHES
Noun
notches
plural of notch
Verb
notches
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of notch
Anagrams
• Contehs, Tonches
Source: Wiktionary
NOTCH
Notch, n. Etym: [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw. nocka. Cf. Nick a notch.]
1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation. And on the stick ten equal notches makes. Swift.
2. A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.
Notch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Notched; p. pr. & vb. n. Notching.]
1. To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to notch a stick.
2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. God is all sufferance; here he doth show No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. Herrick.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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