In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
tocking
present participle of tock
tocking (plural tockings)
The clicking sound of the hands of a clock.
Source: Wiktionary
1 July 2025
(noun) the state of being a slave; “So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity”--Shakespeare
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.