In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SWALLOWER
Etymology
Noun
swallower (plural swallowers)
Agent noun of swallow; one who swallows.
One who swallows packets of drugs in order to smuggle them.
Anagrams
• reswallow, rewallows, wallowers
Source: Wiktionary
Swal"low*er, n.
Definition: One who swallows; also, a glutton. Tatler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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