In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BASCULES
Noun
bascules
plural of bascule
Anagrams
• subscale
Source: Wiktionary
BASCULE
Bas"cule, n. Etym: [F., a seesaw.]
Definition: In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in which one end rises as the other falls. Bascule bridge, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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