In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PREWASH
Etymology
Noun
prewash (plural prewashes)
A quick rinse given to objects before they are washed properly.
Verb
prewash (third-person singular simple present prewashes, present participle prewashing, simple past and past participle prewashed)
To rinse something before washing it properly.
Source: Wiktionary
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ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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