In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AMPERAGE
amperage
(noun) the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
amperage (plural amperages)
(physics) The electric current; charge transmitted per unit time, measured in amperes.
Source: Wiktionary
Am*per"age, n. (Elec.)
Definition: The strength of a current of electricity carried by a conductor or generated by a machine, measured in ampères.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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