In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BREWSTER
Etymology 1
After David Brewster.
Noun
brewster (plural brewsters)
(optics) A unit of stress optical coefficient which is equal to 10−12 m2/N or 10−12 Pa-1. Symbol: B.
Etymology 2
Noun
brewster (plural brewsters)
A brewer of ale.
Proper noun
Brewster
A surname. An English and Scottish occupational surname for a brewer of ale.
A ghost town in Polk County, Florida, United States.
A tiny city in Thomas County, Kansas, United States.
A town and census-designated place in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
A tiny city in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States.
A small village, the county seat of Blaine County, Nebraska, United States.
A village in Putnam County, New York, United States.
A village in Stark County, Ohio, United States.
A small city in Okanogan County, Washington, United States.
Usage notes
• Brewer is more usual in southern England.
Source: Wiktionary
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