In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MACERATER
Etymology
Noun
macerater (plural maceraters)
One who, or that which, macerates.
An apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.
Source: Wiktionary
Mac"er*a`ter, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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