In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PIEDFORT
Etymology
Noun
piedfort (plural piedforts)
An unusually thick coin, often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness of other coins.
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