In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ORGEATS
Noun
orgeats
plural of orgeat
Anagrams
• Argotes, OR gates, ergosta, garotes, storage, toe rags, toerags
Source: Wiktionary
ORGEAT
Or"geat, n. Etym: [F., fr. orge barley, L. hordeum.]
Definition: A sirup in which, formerly, a decoction of barley entered, but which is now prepared with an emulsion of almonds, -- used to flavor beverages or edibles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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