In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RUNDLES
Noun
rundles
plural of rundle
Anagrams
• lurdens, nurdles, nursled, rundels
Proper noun
Rundles
plural of Rundle
Anagrams
• lurdens, nurdles, nursled, rundels
Source: Wiktionary
RUNDLE
Run"dle, n. Etym: [E. round. Cf. Rondle.]
1. A round; a step of a ladder; a rung. Duppa.
2. A ball. [Obs.] Holland.
3. Something which rotates about an axis, as a wheel, or the drum of a capstan. "An axis or cylinder having a rundle about it." Bp. Wilkins.
4. (Mach.)
Definition: One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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