In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TRIPES
Noun
tripes
plural of tripe
Anagrams
• Pitres, Presti, Priest, Sprite, esprit, priest, respit, retips, ripest, sitrep, sprite, stripe
Source: Wiktionary
TRIPE
Tripe, n. Etym: [OE. tripe, F. tripe; of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. & Pg. tripa, It. trippa, OD. tripe, W. tripa, Armor. stripen.]
1. The large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food. How say you to a fat tripe finely broiled Shak.
2. The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly; -- generally used in the plural. Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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