In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
KEROSINE
kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil
(noun) a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
kerosine (countable and uncountable, plural kerosines)
Alternative spelling of kerosene
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CONSECRATION
(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”
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