In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
YIFT
Yift, n.
Definition: Gift. [Obs.] "Great yiftes." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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