In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CARGOS
Proper noun
Cargos
plural of Cargo
Anagrams
• Cogars, Cragos, scroag
Noun
cargos
plural of cargo
cargo pants
Anagrams
• Cogars, Cragos, scroag
Source: Wiktionary
CARGO
Car"go, n.; pl. Cargoes. Etym: [Sp. cargo, carga, burden, load, from cargar to load, from cargar to load, charge, See Charge.]
Definition: The lading or freight of a ship or other vessel; the goods, merchandise, or whatever is conveyed in a vessel or boat; load; freight. Cargoes of food or clothing. E. Everett.
Note: The term cargo, in law, is usually applied to goods only, and not to live animals or persons. Burill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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