In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
piecener (plural pieceners)
One who supplies rolls of wool to the slubbing machine in a wool mill.
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Source: Wiktionary
Piece"ner, n.
1. One who supplies rolls of wool to the slubbing machine in woolen mills.
2. Same as Piecer, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 April 2025
(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.