In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INTERTIE
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Noun
intertie (plural interties)
(construction, architecture) In any framed work, a horizontal tie other than sill and plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one another.
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Source: Wiktionary
In"ter*tie`, n. (Arch.)
Definition: In any framed work, a horizontal tie other than sill and plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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