In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SIEGECRAFT
Etymology
Noun
siegecraft (uncountable)
The science of besieging; warcraft of sieges.
Synonym: poliorcetics
Source: Wiktionary
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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