In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ADROITNESS
adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness
(noun) skillful performance or ability without difficulty; “his quick adeptness was a product of good design”; “he was famous for his facility as an archer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
adroitness (usually uncountable, plural adroitnesses)
skillfulness or ease of ability.
Anagrams
• intradoses
Source: Wiktionary
A*droit"ness, n.
Definition: The quality of being adroit; skill and readiness; dexterity. Adroitness was as requisite as courage. Motley.
Syn.
– See Skill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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