In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
POPPLES
Noun
popples
plural of popple
Verb
popples
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of popple
Source: Wiktionary
POPPLE
Pop"ple, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Pop.]
Definition: To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, as a cork on rough water; also, to bubble. Cotton.
Pop"ple, n.
1. The poplar. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U. S.]
2. Tares. [Obs.] "To sow popple among wheat." Bale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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