In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Tret"a*ble, a. Etym: [See Treatable.]
Definition: Tractable; moderate. [Obs.] By nature debonaire and tretable. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.