In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CAREENAGE
Etymology
Noun
careenage (countable and uncountable, plural careenages)
(nautical) A beach with a steep, sandy shoreline on which a ship may be careened.
(nautical) The expense of careening a ship.
Anagrams
• agreeance
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*reen"age, n. Etym: [Cf. F. carénage.] (Naut.) (a) Expense of careening ships. (b) A place for careening.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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