In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
POUSSETTES
Noun
poussettes
plural of poussette
Source: Wiktionary
POUSSETTE
Pous*sette", n. Etym: [F., pushpin, fr. pousser to push. See Push.]
Definition: A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance. Dickens.
Pous*sette", v. i.
Definition: To perform a certain movement in a dance. [R.] Tennyson. Down the middle, up again, poussette, and cross. J. & H. Smith.
POUSSETTE
Pous*sette", n. Etym: [F., pushpin, fr. pousser to push. See Push.]
Definition: A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance. Dickens.
Pous*sette", v. i.
Definition: To perform a certain movement in a dance. [R.] Tennyson. Down the middle, up again, poussette, and cross. J. & H. Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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