In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CAPONIER
Etymology
Noun
caponier (plural caponiers)
(military, historical) A type of fortification structure which allows firing along the bottom of a dry moat that surrounds the main fortress.
Anagrams
• apocrine, procaine
Source: Wiktionary
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