In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SMOORS
Verb
smoors
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of smoor
Source: Wiktionary
SMOOR
Smoor, v. t. Etym: [AS. smorian; akin to D. & LG. smoren, G. schmoren to stew. Cf. Smother.]
Definition: To suffocate or smother. [Written also smore.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir T. More. Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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