In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SCHOOLBOY
schoolboy
(noun) a boy attending school
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
schoolboy (plural schoolboys)
A boy attending school.
Synonyms
• pupil, student (especially US)
Adjective
schoolboy (not comparable)
characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.
Source: Wiktionary
School"boy`, n.
Definition: A boy belonging to, or attending, a school.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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