In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SICKBAY
sickbay, sick berth
(noun) (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sickbay (plural sickbays)
A place used as a hospital on board a ship, on a spaceship (in science fiction).
A room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured in a school.
Synonyms
• infirmary
Source: Wiktionary
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