In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
POCKING
Verb
pocking
present participle of pock
Noun
pocking (plural pockings)
The presence of pock marks.
Source: Wiktionary
POCK
Pock, n. Etym: [OE. pokke, AS. pocc, poc; akin to D. pok, G. pocke, and perh. to E. poke a pocket. Cf. Pox.] (Med.)
Definition: A pustule raised on the surface of the body in variolous and vaccine diseases. Of pokkes and of scab every sore. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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