In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RHEOTROPE
Etymology
Noun
rheotrope (plural rheotropes)
An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current.
Source: Wiktionary
Rhe"o*trope, n. Etym: [Gr. (Elec.)
Definition: An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current. [Written also reotrope.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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