In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
percolators
plural of percolator
Source: Wiktionary
Per"co*la`tor, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, filters. "[Tissues] act as percolators." Henfrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 September 2024
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.