In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
petanques (uncountable)
Alternative form of pétanque (“French boules game”)
petanques
plural of petanque (“type of ore”)
Source: Wiktionary
17 December 2024
(verb) treat with excessive indulgence; “grandparents often pamper the children”; “Let’s not mollycoddle our students!”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.