In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SKIFFING
Verb
skiffing
present participle of skiff
Source: Wiktionary
SKIFF
Skiff, n. Etym: [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See Ship.]
Definition: A small, light boat. The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff. Milton. Skiff caterpillar (Zoöl.), the larva of a moth (Limacodes scapha); -- so called from its peculiar shape.
Skiff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skiffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Skiffing.]
Definition: To navigate in a skiff. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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