In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEMOLITIONS
Noun
demolitions
plural of demolition
Source: Wiktionary
DEMOLITION
Dem`o*li"tion, n. Etym: [L. demolitio, fr. demoliri: cf. F. démolition. See Demolish.]
Definition: The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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