In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BOURTREE
bourtree, black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder, Sambucus nigra
(noun) a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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