In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SIMPERER
simperer
(noun) a smiler whose smile is silly and self-conscious and sometimes coy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
simperer (plural simperers)
One who simpers.
Anagrams
• premiers, reprimes
Source: Wiktionary
Sim"per*er, n.
Definition: One who simpers. Sir W. Scott. A simperer that a court affords. T. Nevile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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