In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PLOWLAND
Etymology
Noun
plowland (countable and uncountable, plural plowlands)
Alternative spelling of ploughland
Hypernyms
• land
Source: Wiktionary
Plow"land`, Ploug"land`, n.
1. Land that is plowed, or suitable for tillage.
2. (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: the quantity of land allotted for the work of one plow; a hide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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