In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SLATTERING
Verb
slattering
present participle of slatter
Source: Wiktionary
SLATTER
Slat"ter, v. i. Etym: [E. slat to throw or dash about.]
Definition: To be careless, negligent, or aswkward, esp. with regard to dress and neatness; to be wasteful. Ray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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