In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WICKERS
Noun
wickers
plural of wicker
Source: Wiktionary
WICKER
Wick"er, n. Etym: [OE. wiker, wikir, osier, probably akin to AS. wican to give way. Cf. Weak.]
1. A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork and the like; a withe.
2. Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket. Then quick did dress His half milk up for cheese, and in a press Of wicker pressed it. Chapman.
3. Same as 1st Wike. [Prov. Eng.]
Wick"er, a.
Definition: Made of, or covered with, twigs or osiers, or wickerwork. Each one a little wicker basket had, Made of fine twigs, entrailéd curiously. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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