In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VIVERS
Etymology
Noun
vivers pl (plural only)
(obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) provisions; victuals
Source: Wiktionary
Vi"vers, n. pl. Etym: [F. vivres, pl. of vivre, orig., to live.]
Definition: Provisions; victuals. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] I 'll join you at three, if the vivers can tarry so long. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
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