In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
THRUSTER
thruster
(noun) a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft
pusher, thruster
(noun) one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thruster (plural thrusters)
One who thrusts or stabs.
A device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship (marine vessel).
(nautical) A bow thruster or a stern thruster.
(surfing) A surfboard (usually a shortboard) with three fins of approximately equal size, one centred at the back, one on each side about 25cm forward and out near the rails.
An ambitious, driven person; a go-getter.
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• truthers
Source: Wiktionary
Thrust"er, n.
Definition: One who thrusts or stabs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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