In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MIDDY
middy, middy blouse
(noun) blouse with a sailor collar
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
middy (plural middies)
(nautical, slang) a midshipman
(AU) A measure of 285 ml (10 fl oz) of beer; a pot.
Anagrams
• didym, mydid, yddim
Source: Wiktionary
Mid"dy, n.; pl. Middies (.
Definition: A colloquial abbreviation of midshipman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRAINED
(adjective) shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form; “a trained mind”; “trained pigeons”; “well-trained servants”
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