In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TUSSAH
tussah, tusseh, tussur, tussore, tusser, Antheraea mylitta
(noun) oriental moth that produces brownish silk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
tussah (countable and uncountable, plural tussahs)
Alternative form of tussar
Source: Wiktionary
Tus"sah Tus"seh (tus"sa), n. [Also tussa, tussar, tusser, tussur, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.]
Definition: An undomesticated East Indian silkworn (Antheræa mylitta), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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