In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WEASANDS
Noun
weasands
plural of weasand
Source: Wiktionary
WEASAND
Wea"sand, n. Etym: [OE. wesand, AS. wasend; akin to OFries. wasende, wasande; cf. OHG. weisunt.]
Definition: The windpipe; -- called also, formerly, wesil. [Formerly, written also, wesand, and wezand.] Cut his weasand with thy knife. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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