In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ODOMETERS
Noun
odometers
plural of odometer
Anagrams
• odometres, osteoderm
Source: Wiktionary
ODOMETER
O*dom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. odométre, hodométre.]
Definition: An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
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