In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ZINCIFICATION
Etymology
Noun
zincification (uncountable)
The act or process of zincifying.
Source: Wiktionary
Zinc`i*fi*ca"tion, n.
Definition: The act or process of applying zinc; the condition of being zincified, or covered with zinc; galvanization.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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