In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CHIRURGEON
Etymology
Noun
chirurgeon (plural chirurgeons)
(archaic) A doctor or surgeon.
Source: Wiktionary
Chi*rur"geon, n. Etym: [F. chirurgien, from chirurgie surgery, fr. Gr. Surgeon, Work.]
Definition: A surgeon. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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