In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TEARER
Etymology
Noun
tearer (plural tearers)
One who tears or rends anything.
(slang) One who rages or raves with violence; a boisterous person.
Anagrams
• rerate, retear, terrae
Source: Wiktionary
Tear"er, n.
Definition: One who tears or rends anything; also, one who rages or raves with violence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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