In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNHORSE
unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down
(verb) alight from (a horse)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
unhorse (third-person singular simple present unhorses, present participle unhorsing, simple past and past participle unhorsed)
To forcibly remove from a horse.
(by extension) To disrupt or unseat; to remove from a position.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*horse", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + horse.]
Definition: To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a carriage. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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