In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TWAINS
Verb
twains
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twain
Anagrams
• Antwis, Wiants, wastin', witans
Source: Wiktionary
TWAIN
Twain, a. & n. Etym: [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. twegen, masc. See Two.]
Definition: Two;- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. "Children twain." Chaucer. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Matt. v. 41. In twain, in halves; into two parts; asunder. When old winder split the rocks in twain. Dryden.
– Twain cloud. (Meteor.) Same as Cumulo-stratus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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