In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SHABBLE
Etymology
Noun
shabble (plural shabbles)
(Scotland) A kind of crooked sword or hanger.
Anagrams
• habbles
Source: Wiktionary
Shab"ble, Shab"ble, n.Etym: [Cf. D. sabel, and G. säbel.]
Definition: A kind of crooked sword or hanger. [Scot.]
Shab"ble, Shab"ble, n.Etym: [Cf. D. sabel, and G. säbel.]
Definition: A kind of crooked sword or hanger. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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