In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BUZZSAW
Etymology
Noun
buzzsaw (plural buzzsaws)
A circular saw.
Verb
buzzsaw (third-person singular simple present buzzsaws, present participle buzzsawing, simple past and past participle buzzsawed)
(transitive) To cut with a circular saw.
(intransitive, colloquial) To spin rapidly like the blades of a circular saw.
(intransitive, colloquial) To produce a loud, harsh noise like that of a circular saw.
Source: Wiktionary
Buzz"saw`
Definition: A circular saw; -- so called from the buzzing it makes when running at full speed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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