In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OXIDATOR
Ox"i*da`tor, n.
1. An oxidizer. [Obs.]
2. A contrivance for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp; -- called also oxygenator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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