In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CROWNSAW
Crown"-saw` (-s`), n. Etym: [From its supposed resemblance to a crown.] (Mech.)
Definition: A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end or edge, and operated by a rotative motion.
Note: The trephine was the first of the class of crownsaws. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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