In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PLACK
Etymology 1
Noun
plack (plural placks)
(obsolete) A coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries. [15th-17th c.]
(Scotland, Northern England, historical) A coin issued by James III of Scotland; also a 15th-16th century Scottish coin worth four Scots pennies. [from 15th c.]
Etymology 2
Noun
plack
Misspelling of plaque.
Source: Wiktionary
Plack, n. Etym: [F. plaque a plate of metal. Cf. Plaque.]
Definition: A small copper coin formerly current in Scotland, worth less than a cent. With not a plack in the pocket of the poet. Prof. Wilson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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