In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
JACKBOOT
Etymology
Noun
jackboot (plural jackboots)
A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era
(informal) The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy
Verb
jackboot (third-person singular simple present jackboots, present participle jackbooting, simple past and past participle jackbooted)
(transitive) To stamp on with a jackboot.
(intransitive) To march in jackboots.
Anagrams
• Bootjack, bootjack
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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