In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PEENS
Noun
peens
plural of peen
Verb
peens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peen
Anagrams
• Speen, neeps, penes, pesen
Source: Wiktionary
PEEN
Peen, n. Etym: [Cf. G. pinne pane of a hammer.] (a) A round-edged, or hemispherical, end to the head of a hammer or sledge, used to stretch or bend metal by indentation. (b) The sharp-edged end of the head of a mason's hammer. [Spelt also pane, pein, and piend.]
Peen, v. t.
Definition: To draw, bend, or straighten, as metal, by blows with the peen of a hammer or sledge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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