In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GETTERUP
Get"ter*up`, n.
Definition: One who contrives, makes, or arranges for, anything, as a book, a machine, etc. [Colloq.] A diligent getter-up of miscellaneous works. W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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