In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CAULKER
Etymology
Noun
caulker (plural caulkers)
A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
(slang, archaic) An alcoholic drink; a dram.
(informal) Archaic form of corker (“something large or remarkable, a whopper”).
Anagrams
• Carluke, recaulk
Source: Wiktionary
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