In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CUPPER
cuppa, cupper
(noun) a cup of tea
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cupper (plural cuppers)
(medicine, archaic) One who performs the operation of cupping.
(in combination) Someone with a specific bra size.
(slang) A coffee aficionado.
(UK, Oxford and Cambridge universities) An intercollegiate sporting competition, open to all colleges.
(obsolete) A cupbearer.
Source: Wiktionary
Cup"per (kp"pr), n. Etym: [Fropm cup.]
Definition: One who performs the operation of cupping.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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