In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNSWATHE
Etymology
Verb
unswathe (third-person singular simple present unswathes, present participle unswathing, simple past and past participle unswathed)
(transitive) To remove a swathe from.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*swathe", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + swathe.]
Definition: To take a swathe from; to relieve from a bandage; to unswaddle. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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