In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RECOUCH
Re*couch" (r*kouch"), v. i. Etym: [Pref. re- + couch: cf. F. recoucher.]
Definition: To retire again to a couch; to lie down again. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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