In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNFAIRING
Verb
unfairing
present participle of unfair
Source: Wiktionary
UNFAIR
Un*fair", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fair.]
Definition: To deprive of fairness or beauty. [R.] Shak.
Un*fair", a. Etym: [AS. unfæger unlovely. See Un- not, and Fair, a.]
Definition: Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal. You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with being in your debt. Swift.
– Un*fair"ly, adv -- Un*fair"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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