In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
YEX
Etymology 1
Verb
yex (third-person singular simple present yexes, present participle yexing, simple past and past participle yexed)
(archaic) to hiccup
(archaic) to belch or burp
Etymology 2
Noun
yex (plural yexes)
(archaic or dialectal) a hiccup
Anagrams
• exy, xey
Source: Wiktionary
Yex, v. i. Etym: [OE. ýexen, yesken, AS. giscian to sob.]
Definition: To hiccough. [Written also yox, yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. Chaucer.
Yex, n. Etym: [AS. geocsa a sobbing, hiccough. Cf. Yex, v. i.]
Definition: A hiccough. [Written also yox, and yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "The excessive yex." Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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