In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WHIMPLES
Verb
whimples
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whimple
Source: Wiktionary
WHIMPLE
Whim"ple, v. t.
Definition: See Wimple.
Whim"ple, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Whiffle.]
Definition: To whiffle; to veer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONSECRATION
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