In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Nurse"pond`, n.
Definition: A pond where fish are fed. Walton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.