In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
POWEN
Pow"an, Pow"en, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small British lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeoides, or C. ferus); -- called also gwyniad and lake herring.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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