In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SAUCEPAN
saucepan
(noun) a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
saucepan (plural saucepans)
(countable, cookware) A deep cooking vessel with a handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.
Source: Wiktionary
Sauce"pan`, n.
Definition: A small pan with a handle, in which sauce is prepared over a fire; a stewpan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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