In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BOOTJACK
bootjack
(noun) has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bootjack (plural bootjacks)
a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots.
Verb
bootjack (third-person singular simple present bootjacks, present participle bootjacking, simple past and past participle bootjacked)
(slang) to steal
Anagrams
• jack boot, jack-boot, jackboot
Proper noun
Bootjack
A census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States.
Anagrams
• jack boot, jack-boot, jackboot
Source: Wiktionary
Boot"jack` (, n.
Definition: A device for pulling off boots.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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