In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SCORNER
sneerer, scorner
(noun) a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scorner (plural scorners)
One who scorns.
Anagrams
• Corners, corners
Source: Wiktionary
Scorn"er, n.
Definition: One who scorns; a despiser; a contemner; specifically, a scoffer at religion. "Great scorners of death." Spenser. Superly he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. Prov. iii. 34.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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