In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SHOLE
Shole, n.
Definition: A plank fixed beneath an object, as beneath the rudder of a vessel, to protect it from injury; a plank on the ground under the end of a shore or the like.
Shole, n.
Definition: See Shoal. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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