In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STROWN
Verb
strown
past participle of strow
Source: Wiktionary
Strown,
Definition: p. p. of Strow.
STROW
Strow, v. t. [imp. Strowed; p. p. Strown or Strowed.]
Definition: Same as Strew. Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa. Milton. A manner turbid . . . and strown with blemished. M. Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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