In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PROPELLERS
Noun
propellers
plural of propeller
Source: Wiktionary
PROPELLER
Pro*pel"ler, n.
1. One who, or that which, propels.
2. A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel.
3. A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer. Propeller wheel,the screw, usually having two or more blades, used in propelling a vessel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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