In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
fusty, standpat, unprogressive, nonprogressive
(adjective) old-fashioned and out of date
Source: WordNet® 3.1
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.