In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his familyâs pot filled with coffee.
SPANGHEW
Verb
spanghew (third-person singular simple present spanghews, present participle spanghewing, simple past and past participle spanghewed)
(transitive, Scotland, Northern England, rare, said especially of frogs and toads) To strike and cause to fly in the air.
âto inflate a frog and bowl it across the surface of a pondâ
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EXTINGUISHABLE
(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; âan extinguishable fireâ; âhope too is extinguishableâ
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