In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DOORSTOP
doorstop, doorstopper
(noun) a stop that keeps open doors from moving
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
doorstop (plural doorstops)
Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.
(jocular) A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.
(British) (in error for doorstep) A thick sandwich.
(Australia) An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building.
Anagrams
• doorpost
Source: Wiktionary
Door"stop`, n. (Carp.)
Definition: The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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