In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SCREECHER
roarer, bawler, bellower, screamer, screecher, shouter, yeller
(noun) someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
screecher (plural screechers)
Agent noun of screech; one who or that which screeches.
(dated) A bird of the former category Picariae, distinguished from the songbirds.
A bird, the common swift, Apus apus.
Source: Wiktionary
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