In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WHAMMEL
Wham"mel, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Whelm.]
Definition: To turn over. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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