In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LAYOFF
layoff
(noun) the act of laying off an employee or a work force
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
layoff (plural layoffs)
(chiefly US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.
(British, football) A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.
Synonyms
• (dismissal of employees): downsizing, reduction in force, redundancy
Anagrams
• Offaly, offlay
Source: Wiktionary
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