In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BOOTLACE
bootlace
(noun) a long lace for fastening boots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bootlace (plural bootlaces)
A long lace for fastening boots.
A long, thin, chewy confectionery, typically with liquorice or fruit flavour.
Source: Wiktionary
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PEOPLE
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
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