In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PUGILS
Noun
pugils
plural of pugil
Source: Wiktionary
PUGIL
Pu"gil, n. Etym: [L. pugillus, pugillum, a handful, akin to pugnus the fist.]
Definition: As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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