In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RUSKS
Noun
rusks
plural of rusk
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• Uk.S.S.R., UkSSR
Source: Wiktionary
RUSK
Rusk, n. Etym: [Sp. rosca de mar sea rusks, a kind of biscuit, rosca properly meaning, a screw, spiral.]
1. A kind of light, soft bread made with yeast and eggs, often toasted or crisped in an oven; or a kind of sweetened biscuit.
2. A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores Smart.
3. Bread or cake which has been made brown and crisp, and afterwards grated, or pulverized in a mortar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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