In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NOUTHE
Nou"the, Now"the, adv. Etym: [Now + the.]
Definition: Just now; at present. [Obs.] But thereof needeth not to speak as nouthe. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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