In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNBODY
Un*bod"y, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + body.]
Definition: To free from the body; to disembody. Her soul unbodied of the burdenous corse. Spenser.
Un*bod"y, v. i.
Definition: To leave the body; to be disembodied; -- said of the soul or spirit. [R.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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