In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ERGS
Noun
ERGs
plural of ERG
Anagrams
• GREs, Gers, regs
Noun
ergs
plural of erg
Anagrams
• GREs, Gers, regs
Source: Wiktionary
ERG
Erg, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physics)
Definition: The unit of work or energy in the C. G. S. system, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter; the amount of energy expended in moving a body one centimeter against a force of one dyne. One foot pound is equal to 13,560,000 ergs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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