In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HAYRAKE
Etymology
Noun
hayrake (plural hayrakes)
A rake for collecting hay; especially, a large rake drawn by a horse or horses.
Source: Wiktionary
Hay"rake`, n.
Definition: A rake for collecting hay; especially, a large rake drawn by a horse or horses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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