In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BACKHOUSE
Etymology
Noun
backhouse (plural backhouses)
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
(US, Canada, euphemism) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Synonyms
• (outhouse): backside (UK); see also bathroom
Hypernyms
• backside
• house
• outbuilding
Anagrams
• houseback
Source: Wiktionary
Back"house`, n. Etym: [Back, a. + house.]
Definition: A building behind the main building. Specifically: A privy; a necessary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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