In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SOUNDBOARD
Etymology
Noun
soundboard (plural soundboards)
(music) A board placed within a musical instrument to improve vibrations.
(audio engineering) A mixing console used to combine and blend different audio sources to a single output.
(figurative) A sounding board.
(Internet) A control panel offering playback of various sound effects.
Source: Wiktionary
Sound"-board`, n.
Definition: A sounding-board. To many a row of pipes the sound-board breathes. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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