In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNSTING
Un*sting", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sting.]
Definition: To disarm of a sting; to remove the sting of. [R.] "Elegant dissertations on virtue and vice . . . will not unsting calamity." J. M. Mason.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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