In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
POLICEMAN
policeman, police officer, officer
(noun) a member of a police force; “it was an accident, officer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
policeman (plural policemen)
A member of a police force, especially one who is male.
(chemistry) A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis.
(entomology) Any skipper of the genus Coeliades.
(ice hockey) synonym of enforcer
Synonyms
• (member of a police force): See police officer
• (glass rod with rubber cap): rubber policeman
Hyponyms
• (member of a police force) policewoman
Synonyms
• (member of a police force) police officer
Source: Wiktionary
Po*lice"man, n.; pl. Policemen (.
Definition: A member of a body of police; a constable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ELOQUENCE
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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