In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MATRASS
Etymology
Noun
matrass (plural matrasses)
(obsolete) A bolt for a crossbow
(obsolete, chemistry) A bolthead flask
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Source: Wiktionary
Ma*trass", n. Etym: [F. matras; perh. so called from its long narrow neck; cf. OF. matras large arrow, L. materis, mataris, matara, a Celtic javelin, pike; of Celtic origin.] (Chem.)
Definition: A round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
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