In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SHOOING
Verb
shooing
present participle of shoo
Noun
shooing (plural shooings)
The act by which somebody is shooed away.
Anagrams
• gino-sho, goonish, oohings
Source: Wiktionary
SHOO
Shoo, interj. Etym: [Cf. G. scheuchen to scare, drive away.]
Definition: Begone; away; -- an expression used in frightening away animals, especially fowls.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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