In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SHIELING
Etymology
Noun
shieling (plural shielings)
An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.
A shepherd's hut or shack.
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• sheiling
Source: Wiktionary
Shiel"ing, n.
Definition: A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling. [Scot.]
SHIEL
Shiel, n.
Definition: A sheeling. [Scot.] Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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