In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MAINSHEET
sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mainsheet (plural mainsheets)
(nautical) The rope connected to and controlling the mainsail.
Anagrams
• hemateins, hematines
Source: Wiktionary
Main"sheet`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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