In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
REEFBAND
Reef"-band` (rf"bnd`), n. (Naut.)
Definition: A piece of canvas sewed across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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