In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SINDI
Sind"i, n. [Ar. Sindi, fr. Sind Indian, Skr. sindhu river, sea, the river Indus, the country along the Indus. Cf. Indian, Hindoo.] (Ethnol.)
Definition: A native of Sind, India, esp. one of the native Hindoo stock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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