In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
THOWLS
Noun
thowls
plural of thowl
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THOWL
Thow"el, Thowl, n. Etym: [See Thole.] (Naut.) (a) A thole pin. (b) A rowlock. I would sit impatiently thinking with what an unusual amount of noise the oars worked in the thowels. Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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