In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PIPERS
Noun
pipers
plural of piper
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• PIREPs, sipper
Source: Wiktionary
PIPER
Pi"per, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: See Pepper.
Pip"er, n.
1. (Mus.)
Definition: One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a bagpipe. "The hereditary piper and his sons." Macaulay.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines. (b) A sea urchin (Goniocidaris hystrix) having very long spines, native of both the American and European coasts. To pay the piper, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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