In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GUNBOAT
gunboat
(noun) a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gunboat (plural gunboats)
(nautical) Any of the various types of small armed vessels
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Gun"boat`, n. (Nav.)
Definition: A vessel of light draught, carrying one or more guns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INSULATION
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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