In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RAILCAR
car, railcar, railway car, railroad car
(noun) a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; “three cars had jumped the rails”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
railcar (plural railcars)
A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers.
Any railway carriage or wagon, a railway car.
Source: Wiktionary
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MODEST
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
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