In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STOWAGES
Noun
stowages
plural of stowage
Source: Wiktionary
STOWAGE
Stow"age, n.
1. The act or method of stowing; as, the stowage of provisions in a vessel.
2. Room in which things may be stowed. Cook. In every vessel is stowage for immense treasures. Addison.
3. The state of being stowed, or put away. "To have them in safe stowage." Shak.
4. Things stowed or packed. Beau. & Fl.
5. Money paid for stowing goods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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