In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
YAPPING
YAP
yelp, yip, yap
(verb) bark in a high-pitched tone; “the puppies yelped”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
yapping
present participle of yap
Noun
yapping (plural yappings)
A sound that yaps.
Source: Wiktionary
YAP
Yap, v. i. Etym: [Icel. gjalpa; akin to yelp. Cf. Yaup.]
Definition: To bark; to yelp. L'Estrange.
Yap, n.
Definition: A bark; a yelp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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