In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COACHMAN
coachman
(noun) a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Coachman (plural Coachmans)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Coachman is the 17447th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1616 individuals. Coachman is most common among Black/African American (59.65%) and White (31.0%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
coachman (plural coachmen)
A man who drives a horse-drawn coach, a male coach driver.
Source: Wiktionary
Coach"man, n.; pl. Coachmen.
1. A man whose business is to drive a coach or carriage.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A tropical fish of the Atlantic ocean (Dutes auriga); -- called also charioteer. The name refers to a long, lashlike spine of the dorsal fin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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