In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STACKET
Etymology
Noun
stacket (plural stackets)
(military, Scotland) A stockade.
Anagrams
• Caskett, Sackett, tackets
Source: Wiktionary
Stack"et, n. Etym: [Cf. F. estacade and E. stockade.] (Mil.)
Definition: A stockade. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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