In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SQUARERIGGED
Square"-rigged` (skwâr"rîgd`), a. (Naut.)
Definition: Having the sails extended upon yards suspended horizontally by the middle, as distinguished from fore-and-aft sails; thus, a ship and a brig are square-rigged vessels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DESIRABLE
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