In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HOASTMAN
Noun
hoastman (plural hoastmen)
(historical) A member of an old merchant guild in Newcastle, in charge of coal shipping, etc.
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