In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNREEVES
Verb
unreeves
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unreeve
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• revenues, unsevere
Source: Wiktionary
UNREEVE
Un*reeve", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + reeve, v. t.] (Naut.)
Definition: To withdraw, or take out, as a rope from a block, thimble, or the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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