In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STUPES
Noun
stupes
plural of stupe
for the Caribbean slang term, see chupse
Anagrams
• set-ups, sets up, setups, steups, upsets
Source: Wiktionary
STUPE
Stupe, n. Etym: [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf. Stop, v. t.] (Med.)
Definition: Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore.
Stupe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stuped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stuping.]
Definition: To foment with a stupe. Wiseman.
Stupe, n. Etym: [See Stupid.]
Definition: A stupid person. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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