In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TURCOPOLE
Etymology
Noun
turcopole (plural turcopoles)
(historical) A mounted archer locally recruited by the Christian states during the Crusades.
Synonyms
• turcopolier
Source: Wiktionary
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AWRY
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
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