In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNWINDS
Verb
unwinds
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unwind
Noun
unwinds
plural of unwind
Source: Wiktionary
UNWIND
Un*wind", v. t. Etym: [AS. unwindan. See 1st Un-, and Wind to coil.]
1. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn.
2. To disentangle. [Obs.] Hooker.
Un*wind", v. i.
Definition: To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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