In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PRESERVER
preserver
(noun) someone who keeps safe from harm or danger
preserver
(noun) a cook who preserves fruits or meat
refinisher, renovator, restorer, preserver
(noun) a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
preserver (plural preservers)
One who preserves.
A life preserver.
A person who refinishes furniture.
A person who prepares preserves of fruit or preserved meats.
Anagrams
• perverser
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*serv"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another. Shak.
2. One who makes preserves of fruit. Game preserver. See under Game.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISKETTE
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