In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PINOCLES
PINOCLE
Pe"nu*chle, Pin"o*cle, n.
Definition: A game at cards, played with forty-eight cards, being all the cards above the eight spots in two packs.
Pin"o*cle, n.
Definition: See Penuchle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTFULLY
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