In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DRAINAGES
Noun
drainages
plural of drainage
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Source: Wiktionary
DRAINAGE
Drain"age, n.
1. A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also, that which flows out of a drain.
2. The mode in which the waters of a country pass off by its streams and rivers.
3. (Engin.)
Definition: The system of drains and their operation, by which superfluous water is removed from towns, railway beds, mines, and other works.
4. Area or district drained; as, the drainage of the Po, the Thames, etc. Latham.
5. (Surg.)
Definition: The act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc. Drainage tube (Surg.), a tube introduced into a wound, etc., to draw off the discharges.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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