In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
THROUGHWAY
expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway
(noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
throughway (plural throughways)
(US) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare.
Source: Wiktionary
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