In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SMOKESTACK
smokestack, stack
(noun) a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
smokestack (plural smokestacks)
A conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out.
Source: Wiktionary
Smoke"stack`, n.
Definition: A chimney; esp., a pipe serving as a chimney, as the pipe which carries off the smoke of a locomotive, the funnel of a steam vessel, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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