In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GUNSTICK
Etymology
Noun
gunstick (plural gunsticks)
A stick to ram down the charge of a musket, etc.; a rammer or ramrod.
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Source: Wiktionary
Gun"stick, n.
Definition: A stick to ram down the charge of a musket, etc.; a rammer or ramrod. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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