In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RILLING
Verb
rilling
present participle of rill
Source: Wiktionary
RILL
Rill, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. rille a small channel or brook, a furrow, a chamfer, OE. rigol a small brook, F. rigole a trench or furrow for water, W. rhill a row, rhigol a little ditch. sq. root11.]
1. A very small brook; a streamlet.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: See Rille.
Rill, v. i.
Definition: To run a small stream. [R.] Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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