In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BARRETTER
Etymology
Noun
barretter (plural barretters)
(electronics) A ballast resistor.
Source: Wiktionary
Bar"ret*ter, n. [OF. bareter to exchange. Cf. Barter.] (Wireless Teleg.)
Definition: A thermal cymoscope which operates by increased resistance when subjected to the influence of electric waves. The original form consisted of an extremely fine platinum wire loop attached to terminals and inclosed in a small glass or silver bulb. In a later variety, called the liquid barretter, wire is replace by a column of liquid in a very fine capillary tube.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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