In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ULLAGING
Verb
ullaging
present participle of ullage
Source: Wiktionary
ULLAGE
Ul"lage (; 48), n. Etym: [OF. eullage, ovillage, the filling up of a cask, fr. ouillier, oillier, euillier, to fill a wine cask; properly, to add oil to prevent evaporation, as to a flask that is nearly full, fr. OF. oile oil. See Oil.] (Com.)
Definition: The amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full; wantage; deficiency.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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