In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FIGGUM
Fig"gum, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A juggler's trick; conjuring. [Obs.] The devil is the author of wicked figgum. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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