In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TOUCHPAPER
Noun
touchpaper (plural touchpapers)
Alternative spelling of touch-paper
Source: Wiktionary
Touch"-pa`per, n.
Definition: Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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