In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SPANNEW
Span"-new`, a. Etym: [Icel. spann, properly, new as a ship just split; spann chip + n new. See Spoon, and New.]
Definition: Quite new; brand-new; fire-new. "A span-new archbishop's chair." Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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