In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HANDSTROKE
Etymology
Noun
handstroke (plural handstrokes)
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle
Source: Wiktionary
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