In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STOURS
Noun
stours
plural of stour
Anagrams
• rousts, sutors, tussor
Source: Wiktionary
STOUR
Stour, n. Etym: [OF. estour, estor, tumult, combat, of Teutonic origin. See Storm.]
Definition: A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion. [Obs.] Fairfax. "That woeful stowre." Spenser. She that helmed was in starke stours [fierce conflicts]. Chaucer.
Stour, a. Etym: [See Stoor, a.]
Definition: Tall; strong; stern. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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