In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TAKEUP
Noun
takeup (countable and uncountable, plural takeups)
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Take"-up`, n. (Mach.)
Definition: That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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