In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TURNBACK
Etymology
Noun
turnback (countable and uncountable, plural turnbacks)
(attributive) Part of a garment that is turned back.
The act of turning back a boat containing immigrants.
The strap from the hames to the hip-strap, on a horse.
Source: Wiktionary
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