In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PIEDSTALL
Pied"stall, n.
Definition: See Pedestal. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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