In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SPREYND
Spreynd, obs.
Definition: p. p. of Sprenge. Sprinkled. When spreynd was holy water. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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