In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BOOKWORK
Etymology
Noun
bookwork (uncountable)
Accounting work; book keeping.
The art and science of formatting books.
Work done with the aid of textbooks.
(chiefly, University of Cambridge) The act of memorising information; used attributively to describe or denote questions that test information learned rather than requiring additional thought.
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Source: Wiktionary
Book"work`, n.
1. Work done upon a book or books (as in a printing office), in distinction from newspaper or job work.
2. Study; application to books.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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