In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
POWHATAN
Powhatan
(noun) the Algonquian language of the Powhatan
Powhatan
(noun) a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia
Powhatan, Wahunsonacock
(noun) Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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