In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISTILLERY
distillery, still
(noun) a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
distillery (countable and uncountable, plural distilleries)
A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.
A company that distills alcohol.
The process of distilling alcohol.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*till"er*y, n.; pl. Distilleries. Etym: [F. distillerie.]
1. The building and works where distilling, esp. of alcoholic liquors, is carried on.
2. The act of distilling spirits. [R.] Todd.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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