In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SWOP
barter, swap, swop, trade
(noun) an equal exchange; “we had no money so we had to live by barter”
trade, swap, swop, switch
(verb) exchange or give (something) in exchange for
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
swop (plural swops)
Alternative spelling of swap
Verb
swop (third-person singular simple present swops, present participle swopping, simple past and past participle swopped)
Alternative spelling of swap
Etymology 2
Noun
swop (uncountable)
A fusion of swing and hip-hop dance styles.
Anagrams
• POWs, WSOP, pows, wops
Source: Wiktionary
Swop, v. & n.
Definition: Same as Swap. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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