In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SMITHS
Proper noun
Smiths
plural of Smith
Noun
smiths
plural of smith
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SMITH
Smith, n. Etym: [AS. smi; akin to D. smid, G. schmied, OHG. smid, Icel. smi, Dan. & Sw. smed, Goth. smi (in comp.); cf. Gr.
1. One who forgess with the hammer; one who works in metals; as, a blacksmith, goldsmith, silversmith, and the like. Piers Plowman. Nor yet the smith hath learned to form a sword. Tate.
2. One who makes or effects anything. [R.] Dryden.
Smith, v. t. Etym: [AS. smi. See Smith, n.]
Definition: To beat into shape; to fprge. [Obs.] Chaucer. What smith that any [weapon] smitheth. Piers Plowman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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