In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SKIVING
Verb
skiving
present participle of skive
Noun
skiving (plural skivings)
A piece made in skiving (the paring or splitting of leather), especially the part from the inner, or flesh, side.
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• Vikings, vikings
Source: Wiktionary
Ski"ving, n.
1. The act of paring or splitting leather or skins.
2. A piece made in paring or splitting leather; specifically, the part from the inner, or flesh, side.
SKIVE
Skive, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. skifa a shaving, slice, E. shive, sheave.]
Definition: The iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the facets of the gem.
Skive, v. t.
Definition: To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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