In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PRESHOW
Etymology
Verb
preshow (third-person singular simple present preshows, present participle preshowing, simple past preshowed, past participle preshown)
(transitive) To show in advance.
Noun
preshow (plural preshows)
A lesser show that occurs before the main entertainment.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*show", v. t.
Definition: To foreshow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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