In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TOPPERS
Proper noun
Toppers
plural of Topper
Anagrams
• SPOTREP, opprest, popster, stopper
Noun
toppers
plural of topper
Anagrams
• SPOTREP, opprest, popster, stopper
Source: Wiktionary
TOPPER
Top"per, n.
1. One that tops, in any sense of the verb; specif.: (a) A cover of a top layer or part. [Colloq.] (b) One that excels, surpasses, or is extraordinary of its kind. [Slang] (c) Any device for cutting off tops; as, a turnip topper. (d) One who tops steel ingots. (e) A three-square float (file) used by comb makers.
2. A top hat. [Slang or Colloq.]
3. Tobacco left in the bottom of a pipe bowl; -- so called from its being often taken out and placed on top of the newly filled bowl. Also, a cigar stump. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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