In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SPROCKET
cog, sprocket
(noun) tooth on the rim of gear wheel
sprocket, sprocket wheel
(noun) thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain
sprocket
(noun) roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sprocket (plural sprockets)
(mechanical engineering) A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
(usually, in the plural) The tooth of such a wheel.
(architecture) A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
Synonym: widget
Usage notes
Although sprockets are sometimes referred to as gears, there is a technical distinction between the two: sprockets interact with chains, whereas gears interact with other gears.
Anagrams
• pet rocks
Source: Wiktionary
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